Joshua 1:10

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people,.... The same word is used in Deu 16:18; where it seems to design such officers that attended on the judges, and executed their orders; but one would…

Officers - The “scribes.” (See the Exo 5:6 note, and Deu 16:18.)

Commanded the officers - שטרים shoterim. These were different from the שפטים shophetim, who were judges among the people, and whose business it was to determine in all civil cases. The shoterim have…

Joshua, being settled in the government, immediately applies himself to business; not to take state or to take his pleasure, but to further the work of God among, the people over whom God had set him.…

The Command of Joshua to the People

10. the officers Or, Shoterim. The word denotes (1) literally a "writer," or "scribe;" then (2) an overseer, in whose office were combined various duties, including…