Joshua 10:18
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
Joshua 10:18 in other translations
| BSB | So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them. |
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| WEB | Joshua said, “Roll large stones to cover the cave’s entrance, and set men by it to guard them; |
| ASV | And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them: |
| YLT | And Joshua saith, ‘Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them; |
| DARBY | And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them. |
| BBE | And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it: |
| Webster | And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them: |
What does Joshua 10:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:16-27
Jos 10:16-27. The Five Kings Hanged. 16-27. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 10:15-27
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…
Joshua 10:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 10:18
- Matthew 27:66
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
- Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
- Job 21:30
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
- Amos 5:19
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
- Joshua 10:22
Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
- Judges 9:46-49
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
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Context
- Joshua 10:17
And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:18
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
- Joshua 10:19
And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.
Joshua 10:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Josué dijo: Rodad grandes piedras á la boca de la cueva, y poned hombres junto á ella que los guarden; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Josué dit: Roulez de grandes pierres à l’ouverture de la caverne, et postez près d’elle des hommes pour les garder; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Josua sprach: Wälzet große Steine an die Mündung der Höhle, und bestellet Männer über dieselbe, um sie zu bewachen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui præcepit sociis, et ait: Volvite saxa ingentia ad os speluncæ, et ponite viros industrios, qui clausos custodiant: |