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Old TestamentJoshua · Chapter 10

Joshua 10:16

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 10:16 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Joshua 10:16 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Joshua 10:16 — KJV

But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

Joshua 10:16 (KJV)

Joshua 10:16 in Context — About the Book of Joshua

Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.

CouragePossessing promisesGod fights for His peopleObedienceChoosing whom to serve
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Cross-References for Joshua 10:16

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

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Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

Shares key themes with Joshua 10:16: fled, hid, themselves

[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. Altaschith: or, Destroy not Michtam: or, A golden Psalm

Shares key themes with Joshua 10:16: these, fled, cave

And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

Shares key themes with Joshua 10:16: fled, hid, themselves

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

Shares key themes with Joshua 10:16: kings, hid, themselves

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