Joshua 11

Joshua 11:1

HAzo] A city lying in or upon Galilee, called Galilee of the Gentiles, not far from Kades.

Shimron] Which is called Shimron-meron, Joshua 12:20.

Cinneroth] Afterwards called Tiberias by the lake of Genezareth, Luke 5:1. Also the sea Chinnereth, Numbers 34:11. The sea of Tiberias, and the Galilean sea.

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Dor] A city and countrey afterwards in the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua 17:11.

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Hermon] A hill in the orth of Palestine.

Mispeh] A city adjoyning to Gilead. See Genesis 31:49. Judges 10:17.

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waters of Merom] Where the king of Shimron-meron reigned.

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hough their horses] To wit, that you may not use them in war, nor put your trust in these warlike preparations. See Deuteronomy 17:16. Judg. 7. 2. 2 Samuel 8:4. Psalms 20:7.

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Zidon] Which had its name from Zidon the first-born of Canaan, Genesis 10:15.

Misrephath-maim] 1: e. Salt-pits, with which that tract aboundeth: or, as some take it, glasse-ovens, or hot waters, or baths.

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smote the king] 1: e. Jabin, if he had escaped out of the battell; or if he were slain, their new king succeeding him in this government.

was the head] 1: e. The metropolis of all the kingdoms in that part of Canaan where Joshua now was.

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the souls] 1: e. All the people, having the cattell for their prey.

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flood still in their strength] To wit, with their walls and bulwarks not yet rased and dismounted; these they preserved entire for their own use, that they might dwell in them safely and securely.

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Goshen] See Chap. 10. 41.

the mountain of Israel] Which fell to the share of Israel, Judah excepted, which had his own mountains peculiar unto himself, as appeareth vers. 21.

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mount Halak] 1: e. The smooth or bare mount, so called, because neither grasse, herb nor tree grew upon it.

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a long time] That is, somewhat more then six yeers, as appeareth by the age of Caleb, when he desired Hebron of Joshua, Josh. 14. 7, 8, &c. 13.

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all other they took] 1: e. All the above-named cities, or all that Joshua came before; for we read in the book of Joshua and Samuel, That there were many cities which were not yet taken. See also Joshua 13:1.

Anakims] Anakim was the proper name of a famous giant, which afterwards was given commonly to all giants. See Numbers 13:28. 33. Deuteronomy 1:28.

mountains of Iudah] Wherein the giants chiefly inhabited. See Chap. 14. 12. and 5: 16.

of Israel] 1: e. Other tribes besides Judah.

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Gath] Where dwelt the giant Goliath, 1 Samuel 17:4.

Ashdod] These three were cities of the Philistims, which were not then conquered.

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the whol land] 1: e. The greatest part of it, or all sorts of land, champion and mountainous, &c. or all that land before spoken of.

according to their divisions] 1: e. Related in the following Chapters.