Then Joshua said, “Open the cave entrance, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.”
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Then Joshua said, “Open the cave entrance, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.”
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Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
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Then said Joshua: 'Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.'
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Passages linked to Joshua 10:22 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 15:32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me!” Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 10:22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of…
Jos 10:22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Ver. 22. bring out those five kings.] So shall Christ one day say of all, whether kings or prisoners, lords or rag-a-muffins, that will not have him to reign over them. Those that will not now obey that sweet voice, "Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy laden," shall then have no other voice to obey but "Go, ye cursed," &c.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they did so,.... Opened the mouth "of" the…
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:
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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.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain THE FIVE KINGS EXECUTED, Jos_10:22-27.
THE FIVE KINGS EXECUTED, Jos_10:22-27.
24. Called for all the men of Israel — This must be limited to the bravest warriors; those only were at Makkedah; the rest of the people were at Gilgal. See Jos_10:7, note, also Jos_10:43. A grand assembly of the army was made for the formal humiliation and public execution of the five kings. It was desirable to make the execution as impressive as possible.
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Put your feet upon the necks of these kings — Symbolical actions are very common in the East, such as passing under yokes and kissing the conqueror’s feet, and in case of extreme and perfect subjection the victor proclaimed his triumph by treading on the neck of his conquered foe. This impressive act inspirited the Israelites, and struck terror into their enemies yet unconquered. Some regard this as the fulfilment of the prophecy of Moses in Deu_33:29. It also explains the expression, “to make one’s enemies his footstool.” Psa_110:1.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. Then said Joshua] Probably this was on the…
22. Then said Joshua] Probably this was on the morning after the victory.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Open the mouth of the cave
Open the mouth of the cave
Here "mouth" is an idiom that means "entrance." AT: "Open the entrance of the cave" (See: Idiom)
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Jarmuth ... Lachish ... Eglon
These are the names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Joshua
king
Jerusalem
Hebron
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