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Joshua 17:18

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 17:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.
Joshua 17:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
16And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.
17And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only:
18but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But the mountains shall be thine, etc.] Or “for” f396 it shall be thine; thou shalt get the possession of it, though attended with difficulties that seem insuperable: for, or “if, though” f397 it [is] a wood; the habitation of the Perizzites, and giants, and so dangerous to go un to it, and full of trees, and so seems unprofitable and useless: and thou shalt cut it down; both the inhabitants of it, and the trees of it, and clear it of both, and make it both safe and commodious to dwell in, which would be a fine enlargement for them: and the outgoings of it shall be thine; all it produces when cultivated, and all the parts adjacent to it: for thou shall drive out the Canaanites; this Joshua…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The out - goings of it - The valleys and fields belonging or adjoining to it, for there the Canaanites were, Jos 17:16. Next: Joshua Chapter 18”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the mountain: Jos 17:15, Jos 15:9, Jos 20:7 for thou shalt: Jos 11:4-6, Jos 13:6; Num 14:6-9; Deu 20:1-4; Psa 27:1, Psa 27:2; Isa 41:10-16; Isa 51:12, Isa 51:13; Rom 8:31, Rom 8:37; Heb 13:6 Next: Joshua Chapter 18”
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