Joshua 11:18
Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. For, though the account of the conquest of them is put together, and lies in a small compass, yet those victories were not obtained at once, or in a few days, as were those of the five kings, and others, related in the preceding chapter, Joshua 10:10; but were the work of some years; Josephus {b} says five years, but the common notion of the Jews is, that Joshua was seven years in subduing the land of Canaan {c}; our Bishop Usher {d} thinks it was done in six years; and it may be concluded that it was about six or seven years ere this work was completely finished.
{b} Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 19.
{c} Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31.
{d} Annal. Vet. Test. p. 39, 40.