Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it:
New American Standard Bible
Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and assign men by it to guard them,
King James Version
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
Holman Bible
Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and station men by it to guard the kings.
International Standard Version
So Joshua gave an order, "Roll large stones up against the mouth of the cave and assign men to stand guard there,
A Conservative Version
And Joshua said, Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them,
American Standard Version
And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:
Amplified
Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and assign men by it to guard them,
Darby Translation
And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joshua will say, Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men over it to watch them.
King James 2000
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men in front of it to guard them.
Modern King James verseion
And Joshua said, Roll great stones on the mouth of the cave, and set men by it in order to keep them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joshua said, roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave and appoint men thereto, for to keep them.
NET Bible
Joshua said, "Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.
New Heart English Bible
Joshua said, "Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them;
The Emphasized Bible
And Joshua said, Roll ye great stones against the mouth of the cave, - and set over it men, to watch them;
Webster
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:
World English Bible
Joshua said, "Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them;
Youngs Literal Translation
And Joshua saith, 'Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them;
Themes
Adoni-zedek » King of jerusalem
Captive » Cruelty to » Putting to death
Jerusalem » The king of, defeated and slain by joshua
Jerusalem » Confederated kings defeated, and the king of jerusalem killed by joshua
Makkedah » Five kings of the amorites hide in a cave of, and are killed by joshua
Piram » Overcome and killed by joshua
Topics
Interlinear
Galal
Gadowl
'eben
Peh
References
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 10:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Kings Of The Amorites Are Killed
17 And word was given to Joshua that the five kings had been taken in a hole in the rock at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it: 19 But do you, without waiting, go after their army, attacking them from the back; do not let them get into their towns, for the Lord your God has given them into your hands.
Names
Cross References
Joshua 10:22
Then Joshua said, Take away the stones from the mouth of the hole in the rock, and make those five kings come out to me.
Judges 9:46-49
Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.
Job 21:30
How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?
Amos 5:19
As if a man, running away from a lion, came face to face with a bear; or went into the house and put his hand on the wall and got a bite from a snake.
Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord stationed by the side of the altar, giving blows to the tops of the pillars so that the doorsteps were shaking: and he said, I will let all of them be broken with earth-shocks; I will put the last of them to the sword: if any one of them goes in flight he will not get away, not one of them will be safe.
Matthew 27:66
So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.