Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary

Adam Clarke Commentary

All the spoil of these cities - Israel took - With the exception of those things which had been employed for idolatrous purposes; see Deuteronomy 7:25.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves,.... The gold, silver, household goods, corn, wine, oil, or any mercantile goods, together with cattle of every sort, all were taken by them for a prey, for their own use and benefit, which was allowed them:

but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe; for which they had warrant so to do from the Lord, as follows.

Geneva Study Bible

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every ^h man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

(h) All mankind.

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 11:14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

Ver. 14. Neither left they any to breathe,] viz., Upon that air which they had so infected while they filled the land from one end to another with their uncleanness. [Ezra 9:11]

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey for themselves, but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, nor did they leave any that breathed.’

All the spoil in the cities which he captured, whether gold, silver, household goods, corn, wine, oil, or clothing, together with cattle of every sort, all were taken by the Israelites for a prey, for their own use and benefit, as YHWH had allowed (Joshua 8:2). But every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They left no human being alive.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

14.All the spoil of these cities’ Israel took — Save “the graven images of their gods.” Deuteronomy 7:25.

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

Spoil, excepting what was found on the idols, which was burnt, Deuteronomy vii. 25. (Calmet)

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

children = sons.

man. Hebrew. adam. App-14.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

the spoil

8:27; Numbers 31:9; Deuteronomy 6:10,11; 20:14

neither

11; 10:40

Reciprocal: Numbers 31:15 - General;  Deuteronomy 2:34 - utterly destroyed;  Deuteronomy 3:6 - we utterly;  Deuteronomy 20:16 - General;  Joshua 6:21 - utterly;  1 Samuel 14:36 - let us not leave