“ But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. ”
The thread of the narrative, broken by the four intermediate verses, Joshua 10:12-15 , is now resumed from Joshua 10:11 .
Defeat and Death of the Five Kings. Here we have the account of the famous battle of Bethhoron. Five kings band themselves together against Gibeon; the Gibeonites send for help to Joshua, who comes...
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. Hid themselves in a cave - It is very likely that this cave was a fortified place among some rocks; for there were many such place...
Ver. 16. But these five kings fled — That is, the kings mentioned above, in ver. 3. And hid themselves, &c. escaped from the sword of the conqueror; they had eluded the pursuit and the hai...
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. These five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave (Hebrew, the cave) at Makkedah. The pursuit was continued without inte...
The Conquest of Southern Canaan This chapter narrates the successful campaign against the five confederate chiefs of the S., who are roused by the fall of Jericho and Ai and the alliance with Gibe...
In a cave. — Literally, in the cave in Makkedah, and so Joshua 10:17 .
CHAPTER XIX. THE BATTLE OF BETHHORON. Joshua 10:1-43 . OUT of the larger confederacy of the whole Canaanite chiefs against Joshua and his people recorded in the beginning of chap 9, a smaller n...
40-43, Joshua's Victories over Israel's Foes Joshua 10:15-27 The cave of Makkedah was a perpetual reminder of this wonderful victory which God gave His people. The details as to the placing of...
This action of the Gibeonites in securing their own safety aroused the anger of the confederate kings and they proceeded to act against Gibeon in order to punish it. In their peril the men of Gibeon...
Some conceive that the phrase, none moved his tongue against Israel, was meant to say, that none of Israel was missing at the end of the battle; which seems more probable, and more important to recor...
But these five kings fled ,.... They were not killed by hailstones, nor slain by the sword of the Israelites, but made their escape, being reserved by the providence of God for a more shameful end:...
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. Ver. 16. But these five kings fled, and hid themselves. ] But their covering was too short; divine vengeance discovered them,...
These five kings hid themselves in a cave A place of the greatest secrecy; but there is no escaping the eye or hand of God, who here brought them into a net of their own making. At Hebrew, in, M...
ISRAEL DEFEATS FIVE KINGS (vs.1-10) The news of Gibeon's treaty with Israel greatly alarmed other nations in the land, for Gibeon was considered prominent and important, so that the king of Jerus...
The Five Kings Slain. B. C. 1450. 15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unt...
The five kings named above, Joshua 10:3 . In a cave, as a place of most secrecy or security; but there is no escaping the eye or hand of God, who here brought them into a net of their own maki...
‘ But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.' Taken by surprise from the beginning, totally routed, their armies decimated both by sword and natural catastrophe, and t...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 10:21 . None moved his tongue] A proverbial phrase, intimating that even the most offensive and insolent should be swed into absolute silence (cf. Exodus 11:7 ; also Jdt....
Joshua 10:1 . Adonizedek, lord of righteousness. Zedek was common in the names of the kings of Jerusalem, as Melchizedek. Joshua 10:11 . Great stones hail stones, as in many versions. So i...
Bring out those five kings. The prostrate kings The kings of the Canaanites fled and hid themselves, but the Divine vengeance followed them; and after the rout of their hosts was completed they...
EXPOSITION THE BATTLE OF BETH - HORON , AND THE SUBJUGATION OF SOUTHERN PALESTINE .— Joshua 10:1 Adoni-zedec (cf. Melchizedek in Genesis 14:18 ). The name given to t...
The Five Kings put to Death
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A cave — A place of the greatest secrecy; but there is no escaping the eye or hand of God. At Makkedah — Heb. in Makkedah, not in the city, for that was not yet taken; but in the territory of it.