约书亚记 10:18

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

約書亞說：“你們把幾塊大石頭輥到洞口那裡去，並派人到洞口去看守他們。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
约 书 亚 说 ： 你 们 把 几 块 大 石 头 辊 到 洞 口 ， 派 人 看 守 ，

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ After this, Joshua and his army went back to the camp at Gilgal. ¹⁶ During the fight the five kings ran away and hid in a cave near Makkedah, ¹⁷ but someone found them hiding in the cave at Makkedah and told Joshua. ¹⁸ So he said, "Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks. Put some men there to guard it, ¹⁹ but don't stay there yourselves. Continue chasing the enemy and attacking them from behind. Don't let them get to their cities, because the Lord your God will hand them over to you." ²⁰ So Joshua and the Israelites killed the enemy, but a few were able to get back to their strong, walled cities. ²¹ After the fighting, Joshua's men came back safely to him at Makkedah. No one was brave enough to say a word against the Israelites. ²² Joshua said, "Move the rocks that are covering the opening of the cave and bring those five kings out to me." ²³ So Joshua's men brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. ²⁴ When they brought the five kings out to Joshua, he called for all his men. He said to the commanders of his army, "Come here! Put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came close and put their feet on their necks.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joshua 10:22, Judges 9:46-49, Job 21:30, Amos 5:19, Amos 9:1, Matthew 27:66

Cross-References

Genesis 10:16
He was also the father of the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

Genesis 10:17
Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

Numbers 34:8
From Mount Hor it will go to Lebo Hamath, and on to Zedad.

Joshua 18:22
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

2 Samuel 8:9
Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer.

2 Kings 17:24
The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and put them in the cities of Samaria to replace the Israelites. These people took over Samaria and lived in the cities.

2 Kings 17:30
The people from Babylon made Succoth Benoth their god. The people from Cuthah worshiped Nergal. The people of Hamath worshiped Ashima.

2 Chronicles 13:4
Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the mountains of Ephraim and said, "Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me!

Isaiah 10:9
The city Calno is like the city Carchemish. The city Hamath is like the city Arpad. The city Samaria is like the city Damascus.

Ezekiel 27:8
Men from Sidon and Arvad used oars to row you. Tyre, your skilled men were the sailors on your deck.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua said, roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave,.... To keep the kings in, that they might not make their escape, until he had convenient time to have them brought before him, and be treated by him as they deserved; and no doubt there were plenty of stones about the hill or mountain, in which this cave was, fit for this purpose:

and set men by it for to keep them; as a guard upon them, to prevent their escape.