Joshua 10:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
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BSBPD
“Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And these five kings flee, and are hidden in a cave at Makkedah,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Joshua 10:16 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 6:2and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
- 1 Samuel 13:6Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
- 1 Samuel 24:3Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
- 1 Samuel 24:8After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
- Psalms 48:4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
- Psalms 68:13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
- Psalms 139:7Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
- Isaiah 2:10Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
- Isaiah 2:19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Isaiah 24:21In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.
- Amos 9:2Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
- Micah 7:17They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will crawl from their holes in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
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