Joshua 10:23
in Joshua 10So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
KJV
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
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This verse in Joshua 10
Commentary
4 notes on this verse(2.) He would hereby have the promise by Moses made good ( Deut. xxxiii. 29 ), Thou shalt tread upon their high places, that is, their great men, which should the rather be speedily fulfilled in the letter because they are the very last words of Moses that we find upon record.
This site's exposition
bring out those five kings
on Joshua 10:22-24
Setting the foot on the neck of a beaten king is a known act in the ancient east, carved on Egyptian and Assyrian monuments and meant as a public statement of who now rules. Joshua does not do it himself but calls the captains forward, so the sign is given to the men who have the rest of the land still to fight. Psalm 110:1 uses the same picture of enemies made a footstool, and Hebrews 10:12 to 13 applies that verse to Christ seated at the right hand of God.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And they did so,.... Opened the mouth "of" the cave, by rolling away the stones: and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave; who are next mentioned by name, one by one, according to their dignity, and in the order they were brought unto him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon; who are particularly named for the greater glory of the conquest, and the triumph over them.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The last act, probably the next day, was the disposal of the prisoners, among whom the five kings were consigned to the infamous doom of being slain (De 20:16, 17); and then their corpses were suspended on five trees till the evening.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣עֲשׂוּ | vaiyaasu | and they did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כֵ֔ן | khen | thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| וַיֹּצִ֣יאוּ | vaiyotziu | and they brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֵלָ֗יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת | chameshet | [the] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| הַמְּלָכִ֥ים | hamelakhim | the kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָאֵ֖לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמְּעָרָ֑ה | hamearah | the cave | H4631 → | 37 times |
| אֵ֣ת׀ | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֶ֤לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חֶבְרוֹן֙ | chevron | Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יַרְמ֔וּת | yarmut | Jarmuth | H3412 → | 7 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לָכִ֖ישׁ | lakhish | Lachish | H3923 → | 24 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עֶגְלֽוֹן׃ | eglon | Eglon | H5700 → | 13 times |
וַיַּ֣עֲשׂוּand they did
vaiyaasuH6213 →2628 times
כֵ֔ןthus
khenH3651 →771 times
וַיֹּצִ֣יאוּand they brought out
vaiyotziuH3318 →1067 times
אֵלָ֗יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת[the] five
chameshetH2568 →343 times
הַמְּלָכִ֥יםthe kings
hamelakhimH4428 →2525 times
הָאֵ֖לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמְּעָרָ֑הthe cave
hamearahH4631 →37 times
אֵ֣ת׀<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֶ֤לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
חֶבְרוֹן֙Hebron
chevronH2275 →72 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יַרְמ֔וּתJarmuth
yarmutH3412 →7 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
לָכִ֖ישׁLachish
lakhishH3923 →24 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
עֶגְלֽוֹן׃Eglon
eglonH5700 →13 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 10:3Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
it leads to
- Micah 1:13
Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
- 2 Chronicles 11:9
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
- 2 Samuel 2:11
And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
- Micah 1:13
Through
Joshua 10:1Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of…
it leads to
- Hebrews 7:1
This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
- Joshua 11:19–20
No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.
- Joshua 6:21
At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.
- Joshua 8:2
And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind…
- Joshua 9:15–27
And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
- Hebrews 7:1
About Joshua

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceShephelahLachishJudah's second city, besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC, its siege carved on the walls of his palace at Nineveh and confirmed in th…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
- PlaceJudean hill countryHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
