Joshua 10:16 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 10:16

Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

KJV

But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Hid themselves in a cave - It is very likely that this cave was a fortified place among some rocks; for there were many such places in different parts of Palestine.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

A cave - A place of the greatest secrecy; but there is no escaping the eye or hand of God. At Makkedah - Hebrew. in Makkedah, not in the city, for that was not yet taken; but in the territory of it.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ	vai.ya.Nu.su	and they fled	H5127 →
חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת	cha.Me.shet	[the] five	H2568 →
הַמְּלָכִ֣ים	ha.me.la.Khim	the kings	H4428 →
הָאֵ֑לֶּה	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →
וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּ	vai.ye.cha.ve.'U	and they hid themselves	H2244 →
בַמְּעָרָ֖ה	va.me.'a.Rah	in the cave	H4631 →
בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃	be.ma.ke.Dah	at Makkedah	H4719 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Samuel 13:6
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
leads to
- Judges 6:2
  and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
- Hebrews 11:38
  The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
- 1 Samuel 24:3
  Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
- Philippians 1:23
  I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- Judges 10:9
  The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
Through
1 Samuel 24:8
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:23–24
  When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
- Romans 13:7
  Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
- 1 Samuel 26:17
  Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Joshua

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Joshua