Joshua 10:16
And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave that is in Makeda.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
In Context
17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found hid in the cave that is in Makeda.
Cross References
1 Samuel 13:6And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait so that they could not draw + 13:6 Gr. to battle.nigh, and the people hid themselves in caves, and sheepfolds, and rocks, and ditches, and pits.
1 Samuel 24:8So David persuaded his men by his words, and did not suffer them to arise and slay Saul: and Saul arose and went his way.
Psalms 68:13They that sit in the gate talked against me, and they that drank wine sang against me.
Isaiah 2:10Now therefore enter ye into the rocks, and hide yourselves in the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
Isaiah 24:21And God shall bring his hand upon the host of heaven, and upon the kings of the earth.
Micah 7:17They shall lick the dust as serpents crawling on the earth, they shall be confounded in their holes; they shall be amazed at the Lord our God, and will be afraid of thee.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:16-28
The Five Kings Slain. ( b. c. 1450.) 15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: 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… Read the whole commentary →