Joshua 10:22

22 Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave."

Joshua 10:22 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 10:22

Then said Joshua, open the mouth of the cave
That is, roll away the great stones that were laid at the mouth of it:

and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave;
to receive their sentence in a public manner, for the encouragement of his troops and the terror of the Canaanites, particularly Makkedah, now besieged by him.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Joshua 10:22 In-Context

20 It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished slaying them with a very great slaughter, until they were destroyed, and the survivors who remained of them had entered the fortified cities,

21 that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. No one uttered a word against any of the sons of Israel.

22 Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave."

23 They did so, and brought these five kings out to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

24 When they brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, "Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came near and put their feet on their necks.

Joshua 10:22

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Joshua 10:22 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 10:22 In-Context