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

16Now these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. 17So it was reported to Joshua, “The five kings are found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” Joshua said, “Roll large stones onto the mouth of the cave, assign men over it to guard them, 19but don’t stay there yourselves. Chase after your enemies and attack them at the rear. Don’t let them enter their cities, for Adonai your God has given them into your hand.” 20So it was that Joshua and Bnei-Yisrael finished striking them with a very great slaughter until they were wiped out, though some of their survivors escaped 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 10:22Then 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 lords of Shechem’s Tower heard about it, they went into the vault of the temple of El-berith.
• Job 21:30that the wicked are spared for the day of calamity that they are brought to the day of wrath?
• Amos 5:19It will be as when a man is fleeing from a lion—and meets a bear! Or he comes home, leans his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him!
• Amos 9:1I saw my Lord standing by the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars, so the porches shake! Break all of them off at the head! Then the last of them I will slay with the sword— none of them fleeing will escape and no fugitive will slip away.
• Matthew 27:66So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone along with the soldiers of 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