A commentary of M. John Calvin, upon the book of Joshua finished a little…A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the booke of Iosue finished a little…

17 And there remained not, &c.) By the context it will appear, that some were taken in the City, and slain: and therefore we must not understand, that all, without exception, did issue out of the city, as though old men, and women, and children also came abroad into the fields: but the sense is, that no garrison was left to keep the City. The same he pronounceth of Bethel, whereupon we may conjecture, that because Bethel was a little town, they ⟨image 47⟩warred not under their own standard. Hereof it was, that because they were not able to defend their City, they forsook it, & offered all their strength to the king of Hai, to whom perhaps they were tributaries. But whether they went unto the king of Hai, before the coming of the people of Israel, that they might meet with both their forces joined together, that is uncertain: yet it is like, that because they were not able to resist of them selves, they came upon agreement into Hai, which was a stronger & more populous City. Doubtless, they thought they could not otherwise be safe, except they were preserved under the shadow of the next city, which far excelled theirs.

17 And there remained not, &c.) By the context it will appeare, that some were taken in the Citie, and slaine: and therefore we must not vnderstande, that all, without exception, did issue out of the citie, as though olde men, and women, and children also came abroade into the feeldes: but the sense is, that no garison was lefte to keepe the Citie. The same he pronounceth of Bethel, wherevpon we may coniecture, that because Bethel was a litle towne, they ⟨image 47⟩warred not vnder their owne standard. Hereof it was, that because they were not able to defend their Citie, they forsooke it, & offered all their strength to the king of Hai, to whom perhaps they were tributaries. But whether they went vnto the king of Hai, before the comming of the people of Israel, that they might meete wt both their forces ioyned together, that is vncertaine: yet it is like, that because they were not able to resist of them selues, they came vpon agrement into Hai, which was a stronger & more populous Citie. Doubtlesse, they thought they could not otherwise be safe, except they were preserued vnder the shadow of the next citie, which farre exce'led theirs.