Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Joshua called for all Israel - There are four degrees of civil distinction mentioned here:
1. zekenim , the elders or senate, the Princes of the tribes.
2. rashim or rashey aboth , the Chiefs or Heads of families.
3. shophetim , the Judges who interpreted and decided according to the law.
4. shoterim , the Officers, serjeants, etc., who executed the decisions of the judges.
Whether this assembly was held at Timnath-serah, where Joshua lived, or at Shiloh, where the ark was, or at Shechem, as in Joshua 24:1, we cannot tell. Some think that the meaning here, and that mentioned in Joshua 24:1, were the same, and if so, Shechem was the place of assembling; but it is more likely that the two chapters treat of two distinct assemblies, whether held at the same place or not.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Joshua 23:2:
Joshua 24:29
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