שופטים ב׳:ו׳-י׳

וישלח יהושע וגו'. זה המעשה היה מוקדם, אלא לפי שבא לומר (פסוק יא): ויעשו הרע, התחיל לומר כן: יהושע. כשמת וקבלו לפניו לעבוד ה', שלחם איש לנחלתו, והם עבדו את ה' כל ימיו וכל ימי הזקנים, ואחר כך: ויעשו בני ישראל הרע:

Yehoshua dismissed, etc. This incident had taken place previously, but, as Scripture intends to relate that they acted wickedly [v.11], it begins with the following statement: at Yehoshua's death, when they resolved, in his presence, to serve Adonoy, he dismissed them, each man to his ancestral property. They served Adonoy throughout his days and the days of the elders. Afterward, "The Bnei Yisroel acted wickedly."

אשר האריכו ימים וגו'. ימים האריכו, שנים לא האריכו, לפי שנתעצלו בהספדו, הוא שנאמר (פסוק ט): הר געש, שרעש עליהם ההר להורגן:

Whose days extended. Their 'days' extended⁷In contentment. However, their lives were short. (Shabbos, 105:b.-See Rashi there). but not their 'years', as they neglected to eulogize him.⁸Scripture omits any mention of a mourning period for Yehoshua, as with Aharon (Bemidbar 20:29) and Moshe (Devarim 34:8). This indicates that they were remiss in eulogizing him and mourning for him. (Tosafos to Shabbos, 105:b). Thus it is said, "…of Mount Ga'ash"—⁹“They buried him (Yehoshua)…at Mount Ephraim, north of Ga’ash.” [v.9] Mount Ephraim was better known than G’ash. Why, then, does Scripture identify the famous Mountain by its proximity to the obscure Ga’ash? Evidently, “Ga’ash” is not an identifying landmark, but is intended as a homiletical allusion to “ra’ash”, “storm”, teaching that the mountain stormed against them. (Maharsha to Shabbos, ibid.). the mountain stormed at them¹⁰Shabbos, ibid. to slaughter them.

בתמנת חרס. על שם שהעמידו תמונת חרס על קברו, כלומר חבל על אדם שהעמיד החמה ומוטל בקבר:

At Timnas Cheres. So entitled because a likeness of the sun¹¹‘Timnas Serach’ is literally translated as ‘The likeness of the sun’. was placed over his grave, as if to say, "Alas, that a man who halted the sun¹²Yehoshua ordered the sun to stand still, and the sun obeyed. (Yehoshua, 10:12,13.) lies in the grave."