Joshua 10:18
Joshua said,“Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.
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- Josh 10:22 : 22 Joshua said,“Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings out of the cave to me.”
- Judg 9:46-49 : 46 When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith. 47 Abimelech heard that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were in one place. 48 He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon. He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it on his shoulder and said to his men,“Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!” 49 So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches against the stronghold and set fire to it. All the people of the Tower of Shechem died– about a thousand men and women.
- Job 21:30 : 30 that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God’s wrath?
- Amos 5:19 : 19 Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake.
- Amos 9:1 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar and he said,“Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape.
- Matt 27:66 : 66 So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Josh 10:15-173 verses81%
15Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.
16The five Amorite kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
17Joshua was told,“The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
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27At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave.(They remain to this very day.)
- Josh 10:19-257 verses79%
19But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them! Don’t allow them to retreat to their cities, for the LORD your God is handing them over to you.”
20Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.
21Then the whole army safely returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. No one dared threaten the Israelites.
22Joshua said,“Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings out of the cave to me.”
23They did as ordered; they brought the five kings out of the cave to him– the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him,“Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.
25Then Joshua said to them,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Be strong and brave, for the LORD will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.”
- Josh 24:26-272 verses70%
26Joshua wrote these words in the Law Scroll of God. He then took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the LORD’s shrine.
27Joshua said to all the people,“Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.”
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4He ordered them,“Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
- Josh 4:3-97 verses69%
3Instruct them,‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.’”
4Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.
5Joshua told them,“Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.
6The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’
7tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”
8The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the LORD had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.
9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.
- Josh 4:20-212 verses68%
20Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.
21He told the Israelites,“When your children someday ask their fathers,‘What do these stones represent?’
- Josh 8:12-132 verses68%
12He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.
13The army was in position– the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into the middle of the valley.
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10Now Joshua had instructed the army,“Do not give a battle cry or raise your voices; say nothing until the day I tell you,‘Give the battle cry.’ Then give the battle cry!”
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7Meanwhile the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.
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10Joshua Prepares for the Invasion Joshua instructed the leaders of the people:
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22Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent. The things were hidden right in his tent, with the silver underneath.
- Josh 7:25-262 verses67%
25Joshua said,“Why have you brought disaster on us? The LORD will bring disaster on you today!” All Israel stoned him to death.(They also stoned and burned the others.)
26Then they erected over him a large pile of stones(it remains to this very day) and the LORD’s anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.
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9Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. Joshua spent that night with the army.
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7And he told the army,“Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
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2Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”
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8When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land,“Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the LORD here in Shiloh.”
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6The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, and cisterns.
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8The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. Not one of them can resist you.”
- Josh 6:1-22 verses66%
1Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.
2The LORD told Joshua,“See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.
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2The king of Jericho received this report:“Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land.”
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10The LORD routed them before Israel. Israel thoroughly defeated them at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
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9When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”