Josué 18:3

3 Entonces Josué les preguntó: «¿Cuánto tiempo más van a esperar para tomar posesión del resto de la tierra que el Señor
, Dios de sus antepasados, les ha dado?

Josué 18:3 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:3

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel
To those of the seven tribes:

how long [are] you slack to go to possess the land which the Lord God
of your fathers hath given you?
not that they might have taken possession of it of themselves, without having it assigned to them by lot; that they did not do this, is not what is complained of, and they stand reproved for; but that when two tribes and a half had received their inheritance, these seemed indifferent to it, showed no inclination and disposition towards it, and much less eagerness to have a settlement, and did not apply to the court for it; which dilatoriness might arise from the present affluence of all good things they enjoyed through the spoils of the enemy; and partly through slothfulness, being tired of the war, and perceiving that they must be involved in it again to dispossess the Canaanites of some of the cities that would fall to their lot; and, perhaps, their slackness might be the more increased, by observing the dissatisfaction of the tribes with the lot they had received, and therefore waited till things were adjusted to greater satisfaction.

Josué 18:3 In-Context

1 Distribución de la tierra restante
Ahora que la tierra estaba bajo el control de los israelitas, toda la comunidad de Israel se reunió en Silo y levantó el tabernáculo.

2 Sin embargo, aún había siete tribus a las que no se les había asignado sus porciones de tierra.

3 Entonces Josué les preguntó: «¿Cuánto tiempo más van a esperar para tomar posesión del resto de la tierra que el Señor
, Dios de sus antepasados, les ha dado?

4 Elijan a tres hombres de cada tribu, y yo los enviaré a que exploren la tierra y tracen un mapa de ella. Cuando regresen, me traerán un informe escrito con la división que proponen para repartir la nueva tierra que será su hogar.

5 Que dividan la tierra en siete partes sin incluir el territorio de Judá, en el sur, ni el de José, en el norte.