Joshua 10:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.”
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“So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Joshua saith, `Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 10:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 10:22Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
- Judges 9:46On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
- Job 21:30Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
- Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
- Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
- Matthew 27:66So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
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