And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
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Interpretation
The wonders God wrought for the Israelites were to encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war against Satan's kingdom, carried on by preaching the gospel, was at first forwarded by miracles; but being fully proved to be of God, we are now left to the Divine grace in the usual course, in the use of the sword of the Spirit.
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This thought runs through Joshua 11:1-5.
Glossary
- Achshaph Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Regev.
- Hazor Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Hazor.
- Jabin Person
- Discerner; the wise. (1. ) A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan.
- Madon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell el Khirbeh.
- Shimron Place
- Watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its villages, allotted to Zebulun ( Josh. 19:15 ); now probably Semunieh, on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5 miles west of Nazareth. Modern identification: Tel Shimron.