Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
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 think it should here rather signify officers in the army, as captains, and the like; unless it should design a sort of heralds, who were to make proclamation throughout the...
10. Then Joshua commanded It is almost impossible to doubt that the view here taken is correct, and in confirmation of it, it may be observed, that it receives more countenance from the original than appears either from Calvin’s or our verse by “Then,” as if meaning, “At that precise time;” whereas the Hebrew is simply the copulative ו, which only means “And,” and is...
Joshua does not settle into ease but immediately sets his officers to work transmitting his commands to their tribes. A magistrate who desires his office desires a work, not idleness; inferior magistrates are as necessary to the public good in their places as the supreme magistrate is in his.
AI summary
Commenting on Joshua 1:10-15