Josué 11:18

18 Josué guerreou contra todos esses reis por muito tempo.

Josué 11:18 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 11:18

Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
] For, though the account of the conquest of them is put together, and lies in a small compass, yet those victories were not obtained at once, or in a few days, as were those of the five kings, and others, related in the preceding chapter, ( Joshua 10:10-14 ) ; but were the work of some years; Josephus ^F2 says five years, but the common notion of the Jews is, that Joshua was seven years in subduing the land of Canaan ^F3; our Bishop Usher ^F4 thinks it was done in six years; and it may be concluded that it was about six or seven years ere this work was completely finished.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 19.
F3 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31.
F4 Annal. Vet. Test. p. 39, 40.

Josué 11:18 In-Context

16 Assim Josué conquistou toda aquela terra: a serra central, todo o Neguebe, toda a região de Gósen, a Sefelá, a Arabá e os montes de Israel e suas planícies,

17 desde o monte Halaque, que se ergue na direção de Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, no sopé do monte Hermom. Ele capturou todos os seus reis e os matou.

18 Josué guerreou contra todos esses reis por muito tempo.

19 Com exceção dos heveus que viviam em Gibeom, nenhuma cidade fez a paz com os israelitas, que a todas conquistou em combate.

20 Pois foi o próprio SENHOR que lhes endureceu o coração para guerrearem contra Israel, para que ele os destruísse totalmente, exterminando-os sem misericórdia, como o SENHOR tinha ordenado a Moisés.