Joshua 10:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 10:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 10:27 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the tre..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 10:27 — KJV
“And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.”
— Joshua 10:27 (KJV)
Joshua 10:27 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 10:27
“And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:27: down, sun, joshua
“And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:27: took, cast, into
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:27: came, pass, down
“And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:27: came, pass, going
“And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:27: came, pass, joshua
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