- it pleased them:
- Heb. it was good in their eyes, It is remarkable, that Joshua is not once named in this transaction; but this only shews, that he did not in his old age assume any regal authority, but left the elders and magistrates to conduct the general business, only acting himself when great occasions made it necessary. Yet we cannot doubt, that his wisdom and piety influenced the counsels of the elders and people at this time. "And the thingª pleasedªª° the childrenª of Israel;ª and the childrenª of Israelª blessedª° God,ª and did not¹ intendª° to go upª° against¹ them in battle,ª to destroyª°¹ the landª wherein¹ the childrenª of Reubenª and Gadª dwelt.ª°" {Jsh 22:33} + "And Esauª seeingª° that¹ the daughtersª of Canaanª pleased² notª¹ Isaacª his father;ª" {Gen 28:8} + "Godª hath deliveredª° into your handsª¹ the princesª of Midian,ª¹ Orebª and Zeeb:ª and what¹ was I ableª° to doª° in comparison of you? Then¹ their angerª was abatedª° toward¹¹ him, when he had said²¹ that.²°¹" {Jdg 8:3} + "And Davidª saidª° to Abigail,ª Blessedª° [be] the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª which¹ sentª° thee this¹ dayª to meetª° me: ... And blessedª° [be] thy advice,ª and blessedª° [be] thou,¹ which¹ hast keptª° me this¹ dayª from comingª°¹ to [shed] blood,ª and from avengingª° myself with mine own hand.ª" {1Sm 25:32-33} + "Then Achishª calledª°¹ David,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Surely, [as] the LORDª liveth,ª thou¹ hast been upright,ª and thy going outª° and thy coming inª° with¹ me in the hostª [is] goodª in my sight:ª for¹ I have not¹ foundª° evilª in thee since the dayª¹ of thy comingª° unto¹ me unto¹ this¹ day:ª nevertheless the lordsª¹ favourª thee¹ not.²¹" {1Sm 29:6} + "And the thingª pleasedªª° the kingª and all¹ the congregation.ª" {2Ch 30:4} + "And the sayingª pleasedªª° the kingª and the princes;ª and the kingª didª° according to the wordª of Memucan:ª" {Est 1:21} *marg. "A softª answerª turneth²° away¹ wrath:ª but grievousª wordsª stir upª° anger.ª" {Prv 15:1} + "Whenª they heardª° these things,ª they held their peace,ª° andª glorifiedª° God,ª saying,ª° Thenª hath²°¹ Godª also²¹ to the¹ Gentilesª grantedª° repentanceª untoª life.ª" {Act 11:18}
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