Joshua 10:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

So Joshua said, Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them.

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  • Josh 10:22 : 22 Then Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.
  • Judg 9:46-49 : 46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered the stronghold of the house of the god Berith. 47 And it was told to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. 48 And Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, cut down a branch from the trees, and took it and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people with him, What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise. 49 And everyone likewise cut down his own branch, followed Abimelech, put them against the stronghold, and set it on fire; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.
  • Job 21:30 : 30 That the wicked is reserved for the day of destruction? They shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man fled 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 upon the altar, and he said, Strike the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake; and cut them in the head, all of them. I will slay the last of them with the sword; he who flees from them shall not flee away, and he who escapes of them shall not be delivered.
  • Matt 27:66 : 66 So they went, and made the sepulcher secure, sealing the stone and setting a guard.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 10:15-17
    3 verses
    81%

    15Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.

    16But these five kings fled and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

    17And it was told Joshua, The five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Makkedah.

  • Josh 10:27
    80%

    27So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had hidden, and laid large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.

  • Josh 10:19-25
    7 verses
    79%

    19And do not stay there, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.

    20And it happened, when Joshua and the children of Israel finished slaying them with a very great slaughter, until they were consumed, that the rest who remained entered into fortified cities.

    21And 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 Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.

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

    24And it happened, when they brought those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings. And they came near and put their feet on their necks.

    25Then Joshua said to them, Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for the LORD will do this to all your enemies against whom you fight.

  • Josh 24:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a large stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.

    27And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us: it shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.

  • Josh 8:4
    69%

    4And he commanded them, saying, Behold, you shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city; do not go very far from the city, but be all ready.

  • Josh 4:3-9
    7 verses
    69%

    3And command them, saying, Take from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and leave them in the place where you will lodge tonight.

    4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from each tribe,

    5And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and every one of you take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,

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

    7Then you shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be a memorial to the children of Israel forever.

    8And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to 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 who bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there to this day.

  • Josh 4:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

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

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

  • Josh 8:12-13
    2 verses
    68%

    12And he took about five thousand men and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

    13And when they had set the people, even all the army that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

  • Josh 6:10
    67%

    10And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout; then shall you shout.

  • Josh 2:7
    67%

    7And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them had gone out, they shut the gate.

  • Josh 1:10
    67%

    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

  • Josh 7:22
    67%

    22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and, behold, it was hidden in his tent, and the silver under it.

  • Josh 7:25-26
    2 verses
    67%

    25And Joshua said, Why have you troubled us? the LORD shall trouble you this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

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

  • Josh 8:9
    67%

    9Joshua therefore sent them forth, and they went to lie in ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai; but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

  • Josh 6:7
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    7And he said to the people, Proceed, and surround the city, and let him who is armed go on before the ark of the LORD.

  • Josh 8:2
    66%

    2And you shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king, only the spoil and the cattle shall you take for a prey for yourselves; lay an ambush for the city behind it.

  • Josh 18:8
    66%

    8And the men arose and went away; and Joshua charged those who went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, describe it, and return to me that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh.

  • 1 Sam 13:6
    66%

    6When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

  • Josh 10:8
    66%

    8And the LORD said to Joshua, Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you.

  • Josh 6:1-2
    2 verses
    66%

    1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

    2And the LORD said to Joshua, See, I have given into your hand Jericho, and its king, and the mighty men of valor.

  • Josh 2:2
    66%

    2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.

  • Josh 10:10
    66%

    10And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel and killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

  • Josh 7:9
    65%

    9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and surround us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what will you do for your great name?