Teks -- Joshua 24:31 (NET)

24:31 Israel worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

JFB: Jos 24:31 - Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua

The high and commanding character of this eminent leader had given so decided a tone to the sentiments and manners of his contemporaries and the memory of his fervent piety and many virtues continued so vividly impressed on the memories of the people, that the sacred historian has recorded it to his immortal honor. "Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua."

Clarke: Jos 24:31 - And Israel served the Lord, etc.

And Israel served the Lord, etc. - Though there was private idolatry among them, for they had strange gods, yet there was no public idolatry all the days of Joshua and of the elders that overlived Joshua; most of whom must have been advanced in years at the death of this great man. Hence Calmet supposes that the whole of this time might amount to about fifteen years. It has already been noted that this verse is placed by the Septuagint after Jos 24:28.

TSK: Jos 24:31 - served // overlived Joshua

served : Deu 31:29; Jdg 2:7; 2Ch 24:2, 2Ch 24:17, 2Ch 24:18; Act 20:29; Phi 2:12

overlived Joshua : Heb. prolonged their days after Joshua, which had. Deu 11:2, Deu 11:7, Deu 31:13

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Haydock: Jos 24:31 - Long time // Regis ad exemplar totus componitur orbis

Long time; perhaps fifteen years. These ancients kept the people in order by their authority (Calmet) and good example, so great an influence have the manners of superiors upon those of the subjects. (Menochius) ---

Regis ad exemplar totus componitur orbis. See 2 Paralipomenon xxiv. 2, 16. After the death of these virtuous rulers, who had been formed in the school of Moses and of Josue, and had beheld the wonders of God, (Haydock) the people began to embrace the worship of Baalim, Judges ii. 11.

Gill: Jos 24:31 - And the children of Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua // and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua // and which had known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Israel

And the children of Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua,.... Without going into idolatrous practices:

and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua; that lived a few years longer than he; some of them that came young out of Egypt, and were now elderly men; and some of them doubtless were of the court of the seventy elders; these could not overlive Joshua a great many years, for, in the times of Chushanrishathaim, Israel fell into idolatry, Jdg 2:6,

and which had known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Israel; in Egypt, at the Red sea, in the wilderness, as well as since their coming into the land of Canaan.