Gen 49:13, Jos 11:8-13, 19:28, Judg 10:12, 18:7 | TSK

in their. Heb. on their heap.The Vulgate, Syriac, Onkelos and Waterland render {âl tillom,} "on their hills." As the cities of the plain might be easily attacked and carried, Joshua destroyed them; but as those on mountains, hills, or other eminences, might be retained by him with little trouble, prudence would dictate their preservation.

Jer 30:18

Joshua 19:28

Rehob.

Kanah.This seems a different Cana from that in Lower Galilee; and to be that which is placed in some maps east of Tyre, between Libanus and Antilibanus, and south of the river Cassimer, or Leitani.

Joh 2:1,11; 4:46

Cana. great.

11:8; Jud 1:31; Isa 23:2,4,12

Judges 10:12

Zidonians.

5:19-31

Amalekites.

6:3

the Maonites.The LXX. have "the Midianites," which Dr. Wall thinks the true reading. But the Maonites might be a tribe of Arabs, inhabitants of Maon. (Jos 15:55. 1Sa 23:24, 25; 25:2,) which assisted Moab.

2Ch 26:6,7; Ps 106:42,43

Judges 18:7

Laish.

Jos 19:47

called Leshem. how they.

27,28; Re 18:7

magistrate. Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraint.

1Sa 3:13; 1Ki 1:6; Ro 13:3; 1Pe 2:14

and had no.In the most correct copies of the LXX. this clause stands thus; [kai logos ouk en autois meta Syrias;] "and they had no transactions with Syria;" evidently reading instead of ['âdâm ] {adam,} man, ['Arâm ] {aram,} Syria; words so nearly similar that the only difference between them is in the [Rêysh,] {raish,} and [Dâleth,] daleth, which in both MSS. and printed books is sometimes indiscernible. Laish was situated on the frontiers of Syria.