Joshua 10:18
“And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:”
Joshua 10:18 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And he commanded them that were with him, saying: Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set careful men, to keep them shut up:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:
- DARBYDarby
- And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Joshua said, Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Joshua saith, 'Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Joshua said, “Roll large stones to cover the mouth of the cave and post men there to guard them.
Context: Joshua 10
16But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
18And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
19And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.
20And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
About Joshua 10: Sun Stands Still
Joshua defeats a coalition of five Amorite kings and their armies.
Commentary
Joshua 10 is a chapter that recounts the miraculous victory of the Israelites over the five Amorite kings. After the Gibeonites had made a covenant with Joshua, the five Amorite kings had come to attack them. In response, Joshua and the Israelites marched out to battle against them.