'Meanwhile' in the Bible

Meanwhile, Jericho was fortified inside and out because of the Israelis. Nobody could leave or enter.

Meanwhile, Joshua had sent some soldiers from Jericho to Ai, which was near Beth-aven, east of Bethel. He ordered them, "Go up and scout the land." So the soldiers went up and scouted Ai and

Meanwhile, the five kings had fled and hidden themselves inside a cave at Makkedah.