Joshua 10:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 10:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 10:17 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 10:17 — KJV
“And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.”
— Joshua 10:17 (KJV)
Joshua 10:17 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.
Cross-References for Joshua 10:17
“Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:17: joshua, five, kings
“And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:17: joshua, saying, kings
“But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:17: told, saying, hid
“Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:17: told, hid, cave
“But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:17: saying, five, found
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