John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 11:18

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.] For, though the account of the conquest of them is put together, and lies in a small compass, yet those victories were not obtained at once, or in a few days, as were those of the five kings, and others, related in the preceding chapter, (<061010>Joshua 10:10-14); but were the work of some years; Josephus f248 says five years, but the common notion of the Jews is, that Joshua was seven years in subduing the land of Canaan f249; our Bishop Usher f250 thinks it was done in six years; and it may be concluded that it was about six or seven years ere this work was completely finished.

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