Joshua 10:27

Translations

Modern

At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and cast them into the cave where they had been hidden, and they put large stones against the mouth of the cave, until this very day.

Latin

Cumque occumberet sol, præcepit sociis ut deponerent eos de patibulis. Qui depositos projecerunt in speluncam in qua latuerant, et posuerunt super os ejus saxa ingentia, quæ permanent usque in præsens.

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English

At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.

Notes

Joshua 10:26–27

Joshua executed the five kings in the same way he dealt with the king of Ai (see note on 8:29).

Joshua 10:1–43

Gibeon and its neighboring cities were on a plateau (high flat place) north of Jerusalem (see study note on 7:2). With Gibeon now as an ally with Israel, Israel controlled the plateau and the central hill country near Gibeon. Historically, controlling the plateau often meant controlling the hill country. The kings of Canaan had to conquer Gibeon, or they would fail.

Joshua 7:1–12:24

This second major section of the book records Joshua's southern and northern campaigns against two coalitions of kings from Canaan. Joshua's victories allowed Israel to settle the hill country from Galilee in the north to the Negev in the south.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Events

War with Canaanites

Related verses

Joshua 8:29
He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.
Deuteronomy 21:22–23
If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,
2 Samuel 18:17
They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
Joshua 7:26
And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
Joshua 4:9
Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.

People

Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan

Glossary

Adoni-Zedek Conquest and Allotment of the Land Debir (Person) Gibeon, Gibeonites Gilgal Hoham Japhia (Person) Jerusalem Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Lachish Makkedah Tribe of Dan

Topics

Adoni-Zedek: A King of Jerusalem Captive: Cruelty to Putting to Death Cave: Place of Refuge Debir: King of Eglon Hebron: Hoham, King of, Confederated with Other Kings of the Canaanites Against Joshua Makkedah: Five Kings of the Amorites Hide in a Cave of, and are Killed by Joshua Piram: Overcome and Killed by Joshua Prisoners of War: Put to Death The Amorites: Kings of, Degraded and Slain War of Extermination

Joshua 10:27

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