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 ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah. 17Someone told Joshua, “The five kings have been found. They are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.” Joshua replied, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post a guard there. 19But don’t stop. Chase your enemies! Cut off their rear guard. Don’t let them get back into their own cities, because the Lord your God has handed them over to you.” 20Joshua and the Israelites defeated them decisively, almost destroying them. But some who survived got back into the fortified 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 10:22Joshua said, “Open the cave, and bring me the five kings!”
• Judges 9:46All the citizens of Shechem’s Tower heard about it and went into the basement of the temple of El Berith.
• Job 21:30On the day of disaster the wicked person is spared. On the day of ⌞God’s⌟ anger he is rescued.
• Amos 5:19It is like a person who flees from a lion only to be attacked by a bear. It is like a person who goes home and puts his hand on the wall only to be bitten by a snake.
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said: Strike the tops of the pillars so that the foundations shake. Cut off everyone’s head. I will kill with a sword all who are left. None of them will be able to get away. None of them will be able to escape.
• Matthew 27:66So they went to secure the tomb. They placed a seal on the stone and posted the soldiers on guard duty.

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

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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