Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary

Joshua 8:22

The others came out from the city to encounter them, so that they were trapped in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side; and they slew them until no one was left of those who survived or escaped.

New American Standard Version

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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Concordances:

Nave's Topical Bible - Ambush; Armies; Strategy;

Dictionaries:

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ai; Easton Bible Dictionary - Ambush; Fausset Bible Dictionary - Arms; Holman Bible Dictionary - Ai; Joshua, the Book of; Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ai; Israel; Joshua; Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ai, Hai ; Ambush, Ambushment; People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ai; Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;

Encyclopedias:

Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan; International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Palestine; Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ai;

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

And the other issued out of the city against them,.... That is, the ambush, or at least a part of them:

so that they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side; or, as we commonly say, they were between two fires, the ambush on one side, the army of Israel on the other:

and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape; not one was saved alive, excepting their king, as in Joshua 8:23; no quarter was given them, nor any suffered to make their escape.

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Bibliographical Information
Gill, John. "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/joshua-8.html. 1999.

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Geneva Study Bible

And the ⁱ other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

(i) Who came out of the ambush.

Bibliographical Information
Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/joshua-8.html. 1599-1645.

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

The other — They who lay in ambush.

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Bibliographical Information
Wesley, John. "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/joshua-8.html. 1765.

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 8:22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

Ver. 22. So they were in the midst of Israel.] See Joshua 8:20.

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Trapp, John. "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". John Trapp Complete Commentary. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/joshua-8.html. 1865-1868.

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The other; they who lay in ambush. So their late success was a real mischief to them, as being the occasion of their total ruin.

Bibliographical Information
Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/joshua-8.html. 1685.

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the other came out of the city against them. So they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side, and they smote them so that they let none of them remain or escape.’

Now the men of Ai and Bethel were trapped, caught in between the two parties, and possibly the five eleph to the side. They had nowhere to go and were smitten down to the last man as God had commanded should be done to the Canaanites.

Bibliographical Information
Pett, Peter. "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". "Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible ". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/joshua-8.html. 2013.

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

22.They let none of them’ escape — Considering the Israelites’ superior numbers, their advantage in the strife, and the panic of the men of Ai, their total destruction was an easy matter. Rarely in those times were prisoners taken in battle. The sword devoured utterly.

Bibliographical Information
Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/joshua-8.html. 1874-1909.

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

let none. Compare Deuteronomy 7:2.

of them. One Massoretic reading is remain "to him"

Bibliographical Information
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/joshua-8.html. 1909-1922.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

let none: 6:21; 10:28; 11:11,12; Deuteronomy 7:2; Job 20:5; Luke 17:26-30; 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:7 - flee before; Joshua 10:1 - as he had; 2 Samuel 10:9 - General; 1 Chronicles 19:10 - set against

Bibliographical Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Joshua 8:22". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/joshua-8.html.

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Joshua 8:21

Joshua 8

Joshua 8:23