Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
WEB
And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
YLT
and it is declared to Joshua, saying, `The five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Makkedah.'
DBT
And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found, hid in the cave at Makkedah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period