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 Living Translation (NLT)he issued this command: “Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance to keep the kings inside.

Context of Joshua 10:18

16But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them. 19And do not stay there yourselves, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.” 20Then it happened, while Joshua and the children of Israel made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they had finished, that those who escaped entered 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 10:22Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.”
• Judges 9:46Now when all the men of the tower of Shechem had heard that, they entered the stronghold of the temple of the god Berith.
• Job 21:30For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
• Amos 5:19It will be as though a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him! Or as though he went into the house, Leaned his hand on the wall, And a serpent bit him!
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said: “Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake, And break them on the heads of them all. I will slay the last of them with the sword. He who flees from them shall not get away, And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered.
• Matthew 27:66So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.

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