John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 6. Them did Moses the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel, smite , etc.] That is, the inhabitants of those kingdoms they smote with the edge of the sword, and took possession of them, the history of which see in ( Numbers 21:1-3,21-35); and Moses the servant of the Lord gave it ; the whole dominion of the two kings before mentioned: [for] a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh : of which grant, and the conditions of it, (see Numbers 32:1-42).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-6 - Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, no must the glory of the present instruments of good to the churc diminish the just honour of those who went before them, since God is the same who wrought by both. Moses gave to one part of Israel a very rich and fruitful country, but it was on the outside of Jordan. Joshu gave to all Israel the holy land, within Jordan. So the law has give to some few of God's spiritual Israel worldly blessings, earnests of good things to come; but our Lord Jesus, the true Joshua, provided for all the children of promise spiritual blessings, and the heavenl Canaan.
Original Hebrew משׁה4872 עבד5650 יהוה3069 ובני1121 ישׂראל3478 הכום5221 ויתנה5414 משׁה4872 עבד5650 יהוה3069 ירשׁה3425 לראובני7206 ולגדי1425 ולחצי2677 שׁבט7626 המנשׁה׃4519
