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Joshua 14:6

Joshua 14:6
Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal,.... Whither he was returned after the conquest of the kings and their kingdoms; these were not the whole tribe of Judah, but some of the chief…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The children of Judah - No doubt, in particular, the kinsmen of Caleb, and perhaps other leading men of the tribe. These came before Joshua, with Caleb, in order to make it manifest that they…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite - In the note on the parallel place, Num 32:12, it is said Kenaz was probably the father of Jephunneh, and that Jephunneh not Caleb, was the Kenezite; but…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 14:6-15

Before the lot was cast into the lap for the determining of the portions of the respective tribes, the particular portion of Caleb was assigned to him. He was now, except Joshua, not only the oldest…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Joshua 14:6-15

The Possession of Caleb

6. in Gilgal Where the casting of the lots commenced.

and Caleb the son of Jephunneh Caleb was a prince of the tribe of Judah, a descendant of Hezron, the son of Pharez, and…