ThattheBookofJoshuawasalsowrittenlongafterthetimeofJoshuamaybegatheredoutofmanyplacesofthebookitself。JoshuahadsetuptwelvestonesinthemidstofJordan，foramonumentoftheirpassage；ofwhichthewritersaiththus，“Theyarethereuntothisday“；*foruntothisdayisaphrasethatsignifiethatimepast，beyondthememoryofman。Inlikemanner，uponthesayingoftheLordthatHehadrolledofffromthepeoplethereproachofEgypt，thewritersaith，“TheplaceiscalledGilgaluntothisday“；*2whichtohavesaidinthetimeofJoshuahadbeenimproper。SoalsothenameofthevalleyofAchor，fromthetroublethatAchanraisedinthecamp，thewritersaith，“remainethuntothisday“；*3whichmustneedsbethereforelongafterthetimeofJoshua。Argumentsofthiskindtherebemanyother；asJoshua，8。29，13。13，14。14，15。63。
ThesameismanifestbylikeargumentsoftheBookofJudges，1。21，26，4。24，10。4，15。19，18。6，andRuth，1。1，butespeciallyJudges，18。30。whereitsaidthatJonathan“andhissonswereprieststothetribeofDan，untilthedayofthecaptivityoftheland。“
ThattheBooksofSamuelwerealsowrittenafterhisowntime，therearethelikearguments，ISamuel，5。5，7。13，15，27。6，and30。
25，where，afterDavidhadadjudgedequalpartofthespoilstothemthatguardedtheammunition，withthemthatfought，thewritersaith，“HemadeitastatuteandanordinancetoIsraeltothisday。“Again，whenDaviddispleasedthattheLordhadslainUzzahforputtingouthishandtosustaintheArkcalledtheplacePerez-uzzah，thewritersaithitiscalledso“tothisday“：*thetimethereforeofthewritingofthatbookmustbelongafterthetimeofthefact；thatis，longafterthetimeofDavid。
AsforthetwoBooksoftheKings，andthetwoBooksoftheChronicles，besidestheplaceswhichmentionsuchmonuments，asthewritersaithremainedtillhisowndays；suchasareIKings，9。13，9。21，10。12，12。19；IIKings，2。22，10。27，14。7，16。6，17。