And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass after three days,.... At the end of the three days they were bid to prepare food for their expedition, and to go over Jordan, Jos 1:11,
that the officers went through the host;…
Barnes' Notes
These days (Jos 1:11 note) were no doubt occupied in preparations of various kinds. The host consisted not of armed men only, but of women and children also; and many arrangements would be necessary…
Adam Clarke
After three days - These three days are probably to be thus understood: As soon as Joshua took the command of the army, he sent the spies to ascertain the state of Jericho; as we have seen Jos 1:12.…
Rahab, in mentioning to the spies the drying up of the Red Sea (Jos 2:10), the report of which terrified the Canaanites more than anything else, intimates that those on that side the water expected…
Cambridge Bible
after three days See above, Jos 1:11.
the officers went through the host Or, overseers: Vulg. præcones. The word denotes (i) the head man of the people(Exo 5:6-19; Num 11:16); (ii) the magistrates in…