Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
My Notes
Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's Exposition
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies,.... Being forsaken of God for the sin committed among them:
but turned their backs before their enemies: had not courage to…
Adam Clarke
Because they were accursed - From this verse it appears that the nature of the execration or anathema was such, that those who took of the thing doomed to destruction fell immediately under the same…
We have here God's answer to Joshua's address, which, we may suppose, came from the oracle over the ark, before which Joshua had prostrated himself, v. 6. Those that desire to know the will of God…
Cambridge Bible
except ye destroy the accursed from among you The LXX. translate, "Except ye remove the accursed thing, the Anathema, from among you," using the identical word for removethat St Paul uses respecting…
Cross References
Related passages throughout Scripture