So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, that their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.
Commentaries
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The Amorites were the principal of those nations that occupied the hill country of Judea (see note on Genesis 10:16); the Canaanites of those that …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
(20—5:9) It would seem that these verses all belong to one section. The use of the first person in Joshua 5:1, until we were passed ov…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And it came to pass when, etc. The recognition of God's fearful power affected them so much that they were astonished and fainted with ter…
John Gill
JohnGill
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which
[were] on the side of Jordan westward
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
How dreadful is the case of those who see the wrath of God advancing towards them, without being able to turn it aside or escape it! Such will be t…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes