Revelation 6:15
in Revelation 6Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
KJV
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
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This verse in Revelation 6
Commentary
10 notes on this verseThe kings of the earth, etc. - All the secular powers who had endeavored to support the pagan worship by authority, influence, riches, political wisdom, and military skill; with every bondman - all slaves, who were in life and limb addicted to their masters or owners. And every freeman - Those who had been manumitted, commonly called freedmen, and who were attached, through gratitude, to the families of their liberators. All hid themselves - were astonished at the total overthrow of the heathen empire, and the revolution which had then taken place.
This site's exposition
hid in the caves
on Revelation 6:15-17
Seven ranks, from the kings of the earth to every slave and free man, hide in the mountains. Their cry, Fall on us, echoes Hosea 10:8 and Luke 23:30, and the question, who is able to withstand it, is answered in chapter 7.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
A commentator
Caesarius of ArlesEXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 6:15, HOMILY 5 · Written before 542.
proposed
This signifies that the whole world, among the good and the saints, is going to find refuge in the church, so that made firm under [the church's] protection it is able to endure unto eternal life, with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ, who …
And, he says, the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the powerful and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; and they said to the mountains …
The Medieval Church3 voices
"The kings of the earth," that is, those who exert power over it and possess nothing in heaven, they too shall pray with all the great and rich and with the servants of the things below and those free of the service of Christ, that …
And the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders. We understand kings as powerful people. He means to encompass every rank and condition. Besides, who but the persecutor will be kings then?
They hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains, etc. When the weaker ones seek to be strengthened by the examples of the high ones in the Church, to be fortified by their advice, and to be protected by their warnings and prayers, …
3 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and tribunes, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of mountains. The kings are those who govern themselves well. Likewise for the …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the great men and chief captains - The generals and nobles. Hid themselves - So far as in them lay. In the rocks of the mountains - There are also rocks on the plains; but they were rocks on high, which they besought to fall upon them.
And the king's of the earth, and the great men,....
The words behind it
33 Greek wordsEvery Greek 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.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| βασιλεῖς | basileis | kings | G935 → | 114 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γῆς | ges | earth | G1093 → | 248 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| μεγιστᾶνες | megistanes | great ones | G3175 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| χιλίαρχοι | chiliarchoi | commanders | G5506 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πλούσιοι | plousioi | rich | G4145 → | 28 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἰσχυροὶ | ischuroi | powerful | G2478 → | 29 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| πᾶς | pas | every | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| δοῦλος | doulos | slave | G1401 → | 129 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐλεύθερος | eleutheros | free | G1658 → | 23 times |
| ἔκρυψαν | ekrupsan | hid | G2928 → | 18 times |
| ἑαυτοὺς | he'autous | themselves | G1438 → | 322 times |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| σπήλαια | spelaia | caves | G4693 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εἰς | eis | among | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πέτρας | petras | rocks | G4073 → | |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὀρέων | oreon | mountains | G3735 → | 62 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
βασιλεῖςkings
basileisG935 →114 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
γῆςearth
gesG1093 →248 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
μεγιστᾶνεςgreat ones
megistanesG3175 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
χιλίαρχοιcommanders
chiliarchoiG5506 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
πλούσιοιrich
plousioiG4145 →28 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
ἰσχυροὶpowerful
ischuroiG2478 →29 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πᾶςevery
pasG3956 →1235 times
δοῦλοςslave
doulosG1401 →129 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐλεύθεροςfree
eleutherosG1658 →23 times
ἔκρυψανhid
ekrupsanG2928 →18 times
ἑαυτοὺςthemselves
he'autousG1438 →322 times
εἰςin
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὰthe
taG3588 →19766 times
σπήλαιαcaves
spelaiaG4693 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εἰςamong
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὰςthe
tasG3588 →19766 times
πέτραςrocks
petrasG4073 →
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
ὀρέωνmountains
oreonG3735 →62 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
Isaiah 2:10Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
it leads to
- Hosea 10:8
The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 23:30
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 6:15–16
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Isaiah 2:19–21
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Isaiah 6:3–5
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Hosea 10:8
Through
Isaiah 2:19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
it leads to
- Isaiah 2:10
Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 2:21
They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Isaiah 2:10
Through
Isaiah 2:21They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
it leads to
- Isaiah 2:19
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Isaiah 2:19
Where this verse is studied
About Revelation
This page draws on 10 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 6:14-17; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Caesarius of Arles, EXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 6:15, HOMILY 5; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation.