Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.
WEB
Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
YLT
And Joshua saith, `Open ye the mouth of the cave, and bring out unto me these five kings from the cave;'
DBT
And Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me those five kings out of the cave.
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