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Joshua 11:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 11:3

Verse 3 of 23

Scripture focus

[And to] the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and [to] the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and [to] the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

Joshua 11:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 11:3

Theological / Devotional

The Canaanite. This expression describing the Canaanites as being to “the east” and to “the west” is somewhat ambiguous. The LXX reads, “and to the Chananites on the coast eastward, and to the Amorites on the coast.” There were probably Canaanite city-states in both directions. Jabin summons all of them, as well as the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Hivites.

Hivite under Hermon. In distinction from the other section of the same tribe at Gibeon, as has already been mentioned (eh. 9:3, 7).

Mizpeh. Literally, “watchtower.” Mizpeh was near Mt. Hermon, at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon range and on the extreme northern boundary of Israel. It was probably situated west of the base of the mountains. Its location made it a desirable military watchpost.

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