Joshua 10:18

Joshua 10:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
• New International Version (NIV)he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them.

Context of Joshua 10:18

16The five kings had run away from the Israelite soldiers. They had hidden in a cave at Makkedah. 17Joshua heard that they were hiding there. He said to his men, ‘Take some big stones and cover the front of the cave. Put some men there to watch the cave. 19But you must continue to chase after your enemies. Do not stop now! Catch them! Do not let them reach their cities where they will be safe. Remember that the Lord your God has caused you to win against them.’ 20So Joshua and the Israelites destroyed nearly all the Amorite armies. But a few of the Amorites escaped and they reached their strong cities.

Joshua 10:18 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ גֹּ֛לּוּ אֲבָנִ֥ים גְּדֹל֖וֹת אֶל־פִּ֣י הַמְּעָרָ֑ה וְהַפְקִ֧ידוּ עָלֶ֛יהָ אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לְשָׁמְרָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Rollגָּלַלgâlal · to rollH1556
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• upon the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• of the caveמְעָרָהme‛ârâh · caveH4631
• and setפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• by it for to keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104

Cross-references for Joshua 10:18

• Joshua 10:22Then Joshua said to his men, ‘Take away the stones to open the cave where the five kings are. Bring them out here to me.’
• Judges 9:46The city's leaders who lived in the tower of Shechem heard the news. They went to hide in the strong building of El-berith's temple.
• Job 21:30They would tell you that wicked people do not always suffer. When trouble comes, they continue to be safe. When God is angry with people, wicked people escape punishment.
• Amos 5:19Nobody will escape! It will be like a man who runs away from a lion, but then he meets a bear! When he goes into his house to be safe, he puts his hand on a wall and a snake bites him!
• Amos 9:1Then I saw a vision of the Lord. He was standing beside the altar in the temple. The Lord said, ‘Hit the tops of the pillars so that the whole foundation shakes! Cause the building to fall on the heads of all the people. If anyone is still alive after that, I will cause them to die in battle. Nobody will escape!
• Matthew 27:66So the Jewish leaders and the soldiers went to the place where Joseph had put Jesus' body. They fixed the big stone that closed the front of the hole with a seal. Then they would know if someone had moved it. The soldiers stayed there to watch the place very carefully.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 None moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. This shows their perfect safety. The kings were called to an account, as rebels against the Israel of God. Refuges of lies will but secure for God's judgment. God punished the abominable wickedness of these kings, the measure of whose iniquity was now full. And by this public act of justice, done upon these ringleaders of the Canaanites in sin, he would possess his people with the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19By blocking the opening of the cave, Joshua reduced the number of guards needed to keep the kings from escaping. This also eliminated danger to the guards and freed more men to pursue the fleeing people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2716-27. these five kings ... hid themselves in a cave--Hebrew, "the cave." at Makkedah--The pursuit was continued, without interruption, to Makkedah at the foot of the western mountains, where Joshua seems to have halted with the main body of his troops while a detachment was sent forward to scour the country in pursuit of the remaining stragglers, a few of whom succeeded in reaching the neighboring cities. The last act, probably the next day, was the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 10:18

• Adoni-Zedek
• Amorites
• Captive
• Cave
• Debir
• Hebron
• Jerusalem
• Makkedah
• Piram
• Prisoners
• War

In the dictionaries

• Joshua
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• Gibeon
• Hoham
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• Exodus, the Book of
• Jerusalem
• Joshua, Book of
• Lachish
• Mouth

Commentaries on Joshua 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings