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 King James Version (NKJV)Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.”

Context of Joshua 10:22

20So Joshua and the Israelite army continued the slaughter and completely crushed the enemy. They totally wiped out the five armies except for a tiny remnant that managed to reach their fortified towns. 21Then the Israelites returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. After that, no one dared to speak even a word against Israel. Then Joshua said, “Remove the rocks covering the opening of the cave, and bring the five kings to me.” 23So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. 24When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings’ necks.” And they did as they were told.

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 King Agag to me.” Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, “Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!”
• Joshua 10:16During the battle the five kings escaped and hid 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