Joshua 10:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But these five kings went in flight secretly to a hole in the rock at Makkedah.

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  • Judg 6:2 : 2 And Midian was stronger than Israel; and because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made holes for themselves in the mountains, and hollows in the rocks, and strong places.
  • 1 Sam 13:6 : 6 When the men of Israel saw the danger they were in, (for the people were troubled,) they took cover in cracks in the hillsides and in the woods and in rocks and holes and hollows.
  • 1 Sam 24:3 : 3 Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.
  • 1 Sam 24:8 : 8 So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.
  • Ps 48:4-6 : 4 For see! the kings came together by agreement, they were joined together. 5 They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear. 6 Shaking came on them and pain, as on a woman in childbirth.
  • Ps 139:7-9 : 7 Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you? 8 If I go up to heaven, you are there: or if I make my bed in the underworld, you are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea; 10 Even there will I be guided by your hand, and your right hand will keep me.
  • Isa 2:10-12 : 10 Go into a hole in the rock, covering yourselves with dust, in fear of the Lord, before the glory of his power. 11 The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;
  • Isa 2:19-22 : 19 And men will go into cracks of the rocks, and into holes of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength. 20 In that day men will put their images of silver and of gold, which they made for worship, in the keeping of the beasts of the dark places; 21 To take cover in the cracks of the rocks, and in the holes of the hills, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength. 22 Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.
  • Isa 24:21-22 : 21 And in that day the Lord will send punishment on the army of the high ones on high, and on the kings of the earth on the earth. 22 And they will be got together, like prisoners in the prison-house; and after a long time they will have their punishment.
  • Amos 9:2 : 2 Even if they go deep into the underworld, my hand will take them up from there; if they go up to heaven, I will get them down:
  • Mic 7:17 : 17 They will take dust as their food like a snake, like the things which go flat on the earth; they will come shaking with fear out of their secret places: they will come with fear to the Lord our God, full of fear because of you.
  • Rev 6:15 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 10:17-18
    2 verses
    94%

    17 And word was given to Joshua that the five kings had been taken in a hole in the rock at Makkedah.

    18 And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it:

  • Josh 10:20-24
    5 verses
    84%

    20 Now when Joshua and the children of Israel had come to the end of their war of complete destruction, and had put to death all but a small band who had got safely into the walled towns,

    21 All the people went back to Joshua to the tent-circle at Makkedah in peace: and no one said a word against the children of Israel.

    22 Then Joshua said, Take away the stones from the mouth of the hole in the rock, and make those five kings come out to me.

    23 And they did so, and made those five kings come out of the hole to him, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

    24 And when they had made those kings come out to Joshua, Joshua sent for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, Come near and put your feet on the necks of these kings. So they came near and put their feet on their necks.

  • Josh 10:26-30
    5 verses
    78%

    26 Then Joshua had them put to death, hanging them on five trees, where they were till evening.

    27 And when the sun went down, they were taken down from the trees, by Joshua's orders, and put into the hole where they had gone to be safe; and great stones were placed at the mouth of the hole, where they are to this day.

    28 That day Joshua took Makkedah, and put it and its king to the sword; every soul in it he gave up to the curse without mercy: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

    29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Makkedah and came to Libnah, and made an attack on it;

    30 And again the Lord gave it and its king into the hands of Israel; and he put it and every person in it to the sword, till their destruction was complete; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

  • Josh 10:15
    74%

    15 And Joshua, with all Israel, went back to the tent-circle at Gilgal.

  • Josh 10:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 So the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, were banded together, and went up with all their armies and took up their position before Gibeon and made war against it.

    6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, saying, Be not slow to send help to your servants; come up quickly to our support and keep us safe: for all the kings of the Amorites from the hill-country have come together against us.

  • Josh 10:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 So Joshua, having come up from Gilgal all night, made a sudden attack on them.

    10 And the Lord made them full of fear before Israel, and they put great numbers of them to death at Gibeon, and went after them by the way going up to Beth-horon, driving them back to Azekah and Makkedah

  • Josh 11:5
    71%

    5 And all these kings came together, and put their forces in position at the waters of Merom, to make war on Israel.

  • 1 Sam 13:6
    70%

    6 When the men of Israel saw the danger they were in, (for the people were troubled,) they took cover in cracks in the hillsides and in the woods and in rocks and holes and hollows.

  • Josh 8:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15 Then Joshua and all Israel, acting as if they were overcome before them, went in flight by way of the waste land.

    16 And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.

  • Josh 11:18
    69%

    18 For a long time Joshua made war on all those kings.

  • Josh 10:3
    69%

    3 So Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, sent to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,

  • Josh 2:16
    68%

    16 And she said to them, Get away into the hill-country, or the men who have gone after you will overtake you; keep yourselves safe there for three days, till the searchers have come back, and then go on your way.

  • Josh 12:16
    68%

    16 The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

  • Josh 10:38
    68%

    38 And Joshua and all Israel with him went on to make an attack on Debir;

  • Judg 6:2
    67%

    2 And Midian was stronger than Israel; and because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made holes for themselves in the mountains, and hollows in the rocks, and strong places.

  • 1 Chr 11:15
    67%

    15 And three of the thirty went down to David, to the rock, into the strong place of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.

  • Josh 10:43
    67%

    43 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went back to their tents at Gilgal.

  • Josh 10:41
    67%

    41 Joshua overcame them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen as far as Gibeon.

  • Josh 10:36
    67%

    36 And Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and made an attack on it;

  • Josh 10:1
    67%

    1 Now when it came to the ears of Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, that Joshua had taken Ai, and had given it up to the curse (for as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king); and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them;

  • Job 30:6
    66%

    6 They have to get a resting-place in the hollows of the valleys, in holes of the earth and rocks.

  • Josh 2:22
    66%

    22 And they went into the hill-country and were there three days, till the men who had gone after them had come back; and those who went after them were searching for them everywhere without coming across them.

  • Josh 7:22
    66%

    22 So Joshua sent men quickly, and looking in his tent, they saw where the robe had been put away secretly with the silver under it.

  • Josh 11:10
    66%

    10 At that time, Joshua went on to take Hazor and put its king to the sword: for in earlier times Hazor was the chief of all those kingdoms.