Commentary on Joshua - Keil & Delitzsch - David Cox

Keil and Delitzsch <strong>Commentary</strong> on the Old Testament
(see Josh 2:11).
Joshua 14:9-11
And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have
trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast
wholly followed the LORD my God.
Jehovah swore at that time, that the land upon which his (Caleb's) foot had trodden
should be an inheritance for him and his sons for ever. This oath is not mentioned in
Num 14:20ff., nor yet in Deut 1:35-36, where Moses repeats the account of the whole
occurrence to the people. For the oath of Jehovah mentioned in Num 14:21,24, viz.,
that none of the murmuring people should see the land of Canaan, but that Caleb
alone should come thither and his seed should possess it, cannot be the one referred
to, as the promise given to Caleb in this oath does not relate to the possession of
Hebron in particular, but to the land of Canaan generally, "the land which Jehovah
had sworn to their fathers." We must assume, therefore, that in addition to what is
mentioned in Num 14:24, God gave a special promise to Caleb, which is passed over
there, with reference to the possession of Hebron
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