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The Politics of Conquest
This verse reveals a key political detail: the five Midianite princes were not independent kings but vassals under Sihon, the Amorite king. Commentators explain that Israel's subsequent war against Midian (in Numbers 31) was necessary to fully secure the territory, as they were part of Sihon's government structure. This wasn't a separate, unprovoked conflict but a completion of the initial conquest.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 13:8–33
18th Century
Theologian
The writer adds to the command of God (Joshua 13:1–7) a statement that the other two and a half tribes had already had their inheritanc…
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 13:15–33
19th Century
Bishop
John Gill
On Joshua 13:21
17th Century
Pastor
And all the cities of the plain
In the champaign country, as well as those in the mountainous part:
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Matthew Henry
On Joshua 13:7–33
17th Century
Minister
The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that each person should know what belongs to them, and not take what belongs to an…