Judges 11:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

Aroer

Deuteronomy 2:36

Three hundred

Joshua 23:1

Bible References

Aroer

There was no city that was inaccessible to us, from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead. The Lord our God gave everything to us.

Three hundred

Then the land was peaceful 40 years, and Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Lord, may all your enemies perish as Sisera did.
But may those who love Him
be like the rising of the sun in its strength.

And the land was peaceful 40 years.

So Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they were no longer a threat. The land was peaceful 40 years during the days of Gideon.

When Abimelech had ruled over Israel three years,

Tola judged Israel 23 years and when he died, was buried in Shamir.

Joshua waged war with all these kings for a long time.

A long time after the Lord had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, Joshua was old, getting on in years.