Joshua 10:18

American Standard Version (1901)

And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:

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  • Josh 10:22 : 22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.
  • Judg 9:46-49 : 46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El-berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. 48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. 49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
  • Job 21:30 : 30 That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
  • Amos 9:1 : 1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.
  • Matt 27:66 : 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.

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  • Josh 10:15-17
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    81%

    15And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

    16And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

    17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.

  • Josh 10:27
    80%

    27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day.

  • Josh 10:19-25
    7 verses
    79%

    19but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for Jehovah 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, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities,

    21that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

    22Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.

    23And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.

    24And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

    25And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

  • Josh 24:26-27
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    26And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.

    27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

  • Josh 8:4
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    4And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

  • Josh 4:3-9
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    3and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.

    4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

    5and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

    6that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

    7then ye shall say unto them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

    8And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Jehovah spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

    9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests that bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

  • Josh 4:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.

    21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

  • Josh 8:12-13
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    12And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.

    13So they set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers-in-wait that were on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

  • Josh 6:10
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    10And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

  • Josh 2:7
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    7And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

  • Josh 1:10
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    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

  • Josh 7:22
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    22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.

  • Josh 7:25-26
    2 verses
    67%

    25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? Jehovah shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.

    26And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

  • Josh 8:9
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    9And Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

  • Josh 6:7
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    7And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah.

  • Josh 8:2
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    2And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: set thee an ambush for the city behind it.

  • Josh 18:8
    66%

    8And the men arose, and went: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah in Shiloh.

  • 1 Sam 13:6
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    6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits. [

  • Josh 10:8
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    8And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

  • Josh 6:1-2
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    1Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

    2And Jehovah said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor.

  • Josh 2:2
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    2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.

  • Josh 10:10
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    10And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

  • Josh 7:9
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    9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?