New English Translation
Joshua 10:16
16The five Amorite kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
Joshua 10:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
- New International Version (NIV)Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
Context of Joshua 10:16
14There has not been a day like it before or since. The Lord obeyed a man, for the Lord fought for Israel! 15Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal. The five Amorite kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah. 17Joshua was told, “The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.” 18Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.
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וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּ בַמְּעָרָ֖ה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Joshua 10:16
- Psalms 48:4For look, the kings assemble; they advance together.
- Psalms 139:7Where can I go to escape your spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?
- Isaiah 2:10Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord, from his royal splendor!
- Amos 9:2Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Judges 6:2The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.
- 1 Samuel 13:6The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, and cisterns.
- 1 Samuel 24:3He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.
- Isaiah 2:19They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.
- Isaiah 24:21At that time the Lord will punish the heavenly forces in the heavens and the earthly kings on the earth.
- Micah 7:17They will lick the dust like a snake, like serpents crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds to the Lord our God; they will be terrified of you.
Commentaries on Joshua 10:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Hid themselves in a cave - It is very likely that this cave was a fortified place among some rocks; for there were many such places in different parts of Palestine.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The thread of the narrative, broken by the four intermediate verses, Joshua 10:12-15, is now resumed from Joshua 10:11.Read the comment
- 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. 16The five kings: These kings led the southern coalition against God's people. Although the location of Makkedah is uncertain, it was in the same district as Lachish in the southern part of the base of the hills in the west (15:39–41). This was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Jerusalem. Limestone caves are common in that region.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
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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
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