Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
Commentaries
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The account of this solemnity is very brief. An acquaintance with Deuteronomy 27 is evidently presupposed, and the three distinct acts of which the…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And all Israel, and their elders, etc. The third instance of obedience was placing all the tribes on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal to stand…
John Gill
JohnGill
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their
judges, stood on this side the ark, and on tha…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
As soon as Joshua reached the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay and regardless of the unsettled state of Israel or their enemies, he confir…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes