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The Victory at Makkedah

Joshua 10:16

In 11 translations

BSB
Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
KJV
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
WEB
These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
ASV
And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
LSV
And these five kings flee, and are hidden in a cave at Makkedah,
YLT
And these five kings flee, and are hidden in a cave at Makkedah,
DBY
And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
DRC
For the five kings were fled, and had hidden themselves in a cave of the city of Maceda.
GNV
But the fiue Kings fled and were hid in a caue at Makkedah.
JPS
And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
LXXE
And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave that is in Makeda.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּ בַמְּעָרָ֖ה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἔφυγον οἱ πέντε βασιλεῖς οὗτοι, καὶ κατεκρύβησαν εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον τὸ ἐν Μακηδά.

Who and where

📍 Makkedah◆ War with Canaanites

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Isaiah 2:10–12Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty. The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that…
  • 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.
  • Psalms 48:4–6For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
  • Psalms 139:7–10Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the…
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Isaiah 2:19–22Men 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. In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats…
  • Isaiah 24:21–22In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below. They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
  • 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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