John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 23:10

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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One man of you shall chase a thousand, etc.] Here Kimchi and Ben Melech observe, that the future tense is put for the past, and that the sense is, one of them had chased a thousand in their war with the Canaanites; but Abarbinel disapproves of this observation, and thinks it refers to time to come, what they should be able to do if they cleaved unto the Lord; this was fulfilled in Samson, (<071515>Judges 15:15); such a promise was made, (<032608>Leviticus 26:8); for the Lord your God he [it is] that fighteth for you; and no wonder then that a thousand should be put to flight by one man; the Targum interprets it of the Word of the Lord, as in (<062303>Joshua 23:3); as he hath promised you; (see <050130>Deuteronomy 1:30 3:22).

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