Joshua 10:22

Joshua 10:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
• New International Version (NIV)Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me from the cave."
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Joshua said, “Remove the rocks covering the opening of the cave, and bring the five kings to me.”

Context of Joshua 10:22

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. 21And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.” 23And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” And they drew near and put their feet on their necks.

Joshua 10:22 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ פִּתְח֖וּ אֶת־פִּ֣י הַמְּעָרָ֑ה וְהוֹצִ֣יאוּ אֵלַ֗י אֶת־חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִן־הַמְּעָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• Openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• of the caveמְעָרָהme‛ârâh · caveH4631
• and bring outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• those fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for Joshua 10:22

• 1 Samuel 15:32Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” So Agag came to him cautiously. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
• Joshua 10:16But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:22

• 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. 1-43Gibeon and its neighboring cities were on a plateau (high flat place) north of Jerusalem (see study note on 7:2). With Gibeon now as an ally with Israel, Israel controlled the plateau and the central hill country near Gibeon. Historically, controlling the plateau often meant controlling the hill country. The kings of Canaan had to conquer Gibeon, or they would fail.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 10:22

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

In the dictionaries

• Joshua
• Adonizedec
• Gibeon
• Hoham
• Adoni-Zedek
• Eglon (2)
• Exodus, the Book of
• Jerusalem
• Joshua, Book of
• Lachish

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