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Selected Verse: Joshua 18:2 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Jos 18:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And there remained [03498] among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] seven [07651] tribes [07626], which had not yet received [02505] their inheritance [05159]. |
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King James |
And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
THE REMAINDER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED. (Jos 18:2-9)
there remained . . . seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance--The selection of Shiloh for the seat of worship, together with the consequent removal of the camp thither, had necessarily interrupted the casting of lots, which was commenced by fixing localities for the tribes of Judah and Joseph. Various causes led to a long delay in resuming it. The satisfaction of the people with their change to so pleasant and fertile a district, their preference of a nomad life, a love of ease, and reluctance to renew the war, seem to have made them indifferent to the possession of a settled inheritance. But Joshua was too much alive to the duty laid on him by the Lord to let matters continue in that state; and accordingly, since a general conquest of the land had been made, he resolved to proceed immediately with the lot, believing that when each tribe should receive its inheritance, a new motive would arise to lead them to exert themselves in securing the full possession. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Two tribes and a half had already received their portions on the east of Jordan; Judah, Ephraim, and the remaining half of Manasseh had also been provided for Josh. 15-17. Thus there remained still seven tribes out of the twelve to be settled in their homes. |
Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
Survey of the Land that had yet to be Divided. - Jos 18:2. After the tabernacle had been set up, the casting of the lots and division of the land among the other seven tribes were to be continued; namely at Shiloh, to which the congregation had removed with the sanctuary.
Jos 18:3-4
But, for the reasons explained in Jos 14:1, these tribes showed themselves "slack to go to possess the land which the Lord had given them," i.e., not merely to conquer it, but to have it divided by lot, and to enter in and take possession. Joshua charged them with this, and directed them to appoint three men for each of the seven tribes, that they might be sent out to go through the land, and describe it according to the measure of their inheritance. "According to their inheritance," i.e., with special reference to the fact that seven tribes were to receive it for their inheritance. The description was not a formal measurement, although the art of surveying was well known in Egypt in ancient times, and was regularly carried out after the annual inundations of the Nile (Herod. ii. 109; Strabo, xvii. 787; Diod. Sic. i. 69); so that the Israelites might have learned it there. But כּתב does not mean to measure; and it was not a formal measurement that was required, for the purpose of dividing the land that yet remained into seven districts, since the tribes differed in numerical strength, and therefore the boundaries of the territory assigned them could not be settled till after the lots had been cast. The meaning of the word is to describe; and according to Jos 18:9, it was chiefly to the towns that reference was made: so that the description required by Joshua in all probability consisted simply in the preparation of lists of the towns in the different parts of the land, with an account of their size and character; also with "notices of the quality and condition of the soil; what lands were fertile, and what they produced; where the country was mountainous, and where it was level; which lands were well watered, and which were dry; and any other things that would indicate the character of the soil, and facilitate a comparison between the different parts of the land" (Rosenmller). The reasons which induced Joshua to take steps for the first time now for securing a survey of the land, are given in Jos 14:1. The men chosen for the purpose were able to carry out their task without receiving any hindrance from the Canaanites. For whilst the latter were crushed, if not exterminated, by the victories which the Israelites had gained, it was not necessary for the twenty-one Israelitish men to penetrate into every corner of the land, and every town that was still inhabited by the Canaanites, in order to accomplish their end.
Jos 18:5-6
"And divide it into seven parts," viz., for the purpose of casting lots. Judah, however, was still to remain in its land to the south, and Ephraim in its territory to the north. The seven portions thus obtained they were to bring to Joshua, that he might then cast the lot for the seven tribes "before the Lord," i.e., before the tabernacle (Jos 19:51).
Jos 18:7
There were only seven tribes that had still to receive their portions; for the tribe of Levi was to receive no portion in the land (vid., Josh 13-14), and Gad, Reuben, and half Manasseh had received their inheritance already on the other side of the Jordan.
Jos 18:8-9
Execution of this command.
Jos 18:10
Joshua finishes the casting of the lots at Shiloh. |
2 And there remained [03498] among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] seven [07651] tribes [07626], which had not yet received [02505] their inheritance [05159].
3 And Joshua [03091] said [0559] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], How long are ye slack [07503] to go [0935] to possess [03423] the land [0776], which the LORD [03068] God [0430] of your fathers [01] hath given [05414] you?
4 Give out [03051] from among you three [07969] men [0582] for each tribe [07626]: and I will send [07971] them, and they shall rise [06965], and go [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it according [06310] to the inheritance [05159] of them; and they shall come [0935] again to me.
5 And they shall divide [02505] it into seven [07651] parts [02506]: Judah [03063] shall abide [05975] in their coast [01366] on the south [05045], and the house [01004] of Joseph [03130] shall abide [05975] in their coasts [01366] on the north [06828].
6 Ye shall therefore describe [03789] the land [0776] into seven [07651] parts [02506], and bring [0935] the description hither to me, that I may cast [03384] lots [01486] for you here before [06440] the LORD [03068] our God [0430].
7 But the Levites [03881] have no part [02506] among [07130] you; for the priesthood [03550] of the LORD [03068] is their inheritance [05159]: and Gad [01410], and Reuben [07205], and half [02677] the tribe [07626] of Manasseh [04519], have received [03947] their inheritance [05159] beyond [05676] Jordan [03383] on the east [04217], which Moses [04872] the servant [05650] of the LORD [03068] gave [05414] them.
8 And the men [0582] arose [06965], and went away [03212]: and Joshua [03091] charged [06680] them that went [01980] to describe [03789] the land [0776], saying [0559], Go [03212] and walk [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it, and come again [07725] to me, that I may here cast [07993] lots [01486] for you before [06440] the LORD [03068] in Shiloh [07887].
9 And the men [0582] went [03212] and passed through [05674] the land [0776], and described [03789] it by cities [05892] into seven [07651] parts [02506] in a book [05612], and came [0935] again to Joshua [03091] to the host [04264] at Shiloh [07887].
10 And Joshua [03091] cast [07993] lots [01486] for them in Shiloh [07887] before [06440] the LORD [03068]: and there Joshua [03091] divided [02505] the land [0776] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478] according to their divisions [04256].
8 And the men [0582] arose [06965], and went away [03212]: and Joshua [03091] charged [06680] them that went [01980] to describe [03789] the land [0776], saying [0559], Go [03212] and walk [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it, and come again [07725] to me, that I may here cast [07993] lots [01486] for you before [06440] the LORD [03068] in Shiloh [07887].
9 And the men [0582] went [03212] and passed through [05674] the land [0776], and described [03789] it by cities [05892] into seven [07651] parts [02506] in a book [05612], and came [0935] again to Joshua [03091] to the host [04264] at Shiloh [07887].
7 But the Levites [03881] have no part [02506] among [07130] you; for the priesthood [03550] of the LORD [03068] is their inheritance [05159]: and Gad [01410], and Reuben [07205], and half [02677] the tribe [07626] of Manasseh [04519], have received [03947] their inheritance [05159] beyond [05676] Jordan [03383] on the east [04217], which Moses [04872] the servant [05650] of the LORD [03068] gave [05414] them.
51 These are the inheritances [05159], which Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548], and Joshua [03091] the son [01121] of Nun [05126], and the heads [07218] of the fathers [01] of the tribes [04294] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], divided for an inheritance [05157] by lot [01486] in Shiloh [07887] before [06440] the LORD [03068], at the door [06607] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150]. So they made an end [03615] of dividing [02505] the country [0776].
5 And they shall divide [02505] it into seven [07651] parts [02506]: Judah [03063] shall abide [05975] in their coast [01366] on the south [05045], and the house [01004] of Joseph [03130] shall abide [05975] in their coasts [01366] on the north [06828].
6 Ye shall therefore describe [03789] the land [0776] into seven [07651] parts [02506], and bring [0935] the description hither to me, that I may cast [03384] lots [01486] for you here before [06440] the LORD [03068] our God [0430].
1 And these are the countries which the children [01121] of Israel [03478] inherited [05157] in the land [0776] of Canaan [03667], which Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548], and Joshua [03091] the son [01121] of Nun [05126], and the heads [07218] of the fathers [01] of the tribes [04294] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], distributed for inheritance [05157] to them.
9 And the men [0582] went [03212] and passed through [05674] the land [0776], and described [03789] it by cities [05892] into seven [07651] parts [02506] in a book [05612], and came [0935] again to Joshua [03091] to the host [04264] at Shiloh [07887].
1 And these are the countries which the children [01121] of Israel [03478] inherited [05157] in the land [0776] of Canaan [03667], which Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548], and Joshua [03091] the son [01121] of Nun [05126], and the heads [07218] of the fathers [01] of the tribes [04294] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], distributed for inheritance [05157] to them.
3 And Joshua [03091] said [0559] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], How long are ye slack [07503] to go [0935] to possess [03423] the land [0776], which the LORD [03068] God [0430] of your fathers [01] hath given [05414] you?
4 Give out [03051] from among you three [07969] men [0582] for each tribe [07626]: and I will send [07971] them, and they shall rise [06965], and go [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it according [06310] to the inheritance [05159] of them; and they shall come [0935] again to me.
2 And there remained [03498] among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] seven [07651] tribes [07626], which had not yet received [02505] their inheritance [05159].