SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:43
¶ Así dio el SEÑOR a Israel toda la tierra que había jurado dar a sus padres; y la poseyeron, y habitaron en ella.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:43
Verse 43. And the Lord gave-all the land which he sware] All was now divided by lot unto them, and their enemies were so completely discomfited that there was not a single army of the Canaanites remaining to make head against them; and those which were left in the land served under tribute, and the tribute that they paid was the amplest proof of their complete subjugation. Add to this, they had as much of the land in actual possession as they could occupy; and, as they increased, God enabled them to drive out the rest of the ancient inhabitants; but in consequence of the infidelity of the Israelites, God permitted their enemies often to straiten them, and sometimes to prevail against them. It should also be remembered, that God never promised to give them the land, or to maintain them in it, but on condition of obedience; and so punctually did he fulfill this intention, that there is not a single instance on record in which they were either straitened or subjugated, while obedient and faithful to their God. The cavil is as foolish as it is unprincipled which states, "The Israelites never did possess the whole of the land which was promised to them, and therefore that promise could not come by Divine revelation." With as much reason might it be urged that Great Britain has not subdued the French West India Islands and Batavia, (Feb. 1812,) because the ancient inhabitants still remain in them; but is not their serving under tribute an absolute proof that they are conquered, and under the British dominion? So was the whole land of Canaan conquered, and its inhabitants subdued, though the whole of the ground was not occupied by the Israelites till the days of David and Solomon. In the most correct and literal sense it might be said, There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel: all came to pass. Nor shall one word of his ever fail to any of his followers while the sun and moon endure.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 43. And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers , etc.] It was all given them by lot, whether subdued or not subdued, and the far greater part was actually put into their hands, and they had as much as they could for the present occupy and cultivate; and such as were in the hands of the Canaanites, were subject to pay tribute to them; and it was owing to their own slothfulness and sluggishness that they did not possess more hereafter; though it was the will of God that their enemies should be driven out by little and little, until the Israelites were so increased as to occupy the whole, lest any part of the land should lie waste and become barren, and lest the wild beasts of the field should multiply upon them: and they possessed it, and dwelt therein ; each according to their lot in the several places assigned them, as many cities as they could at present people, and as much land as they could now manage.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 43-45 - God promised to give to the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for possession, and now they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the promise of the heavenly Canaan is as sure to all God's spiritual Israel; for it is the promise of Him that cannot lie. There stood not man before them. The after-prevalence of the Canaanites was the effec of Israel's slothfulness, and the punishment of their sinfu inclination to the idolatries and abominations of the heathen whom the harboured and indulged. There failed not aught of any good thing, whic the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. In due season all his promises will be accomplished; then will his people acknowledge tha the Lord has exceeded their largest expectations, and made them mor than conquerors, and brought them to their desired rest __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויתן 5414 יהוה 3068 לישׂראל 3478 את 853 כל 3605 הארץ 776 אשׁר 834 נשׁבע 7650 לתת 5414 לאבותם 1 וירשׁוה 3423 וישׁבו׃ 3427
