If they dig down to Sheol, from there my hand will take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
Joshua 10:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Now the five defeated kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Those five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave of Makkedah. American Standard Version (1901) And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. Common English Bible Then those five kings fled and hid in the cave at Makkedah. Catholic Public Domain Version For the five kings had fled, and had hidden themselves in a cave, near the city of Makkedah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the five kings were fled, and had hidden themselves in a cave of the city of Maceda. |
If they dig down to Sheol, from there my hand will take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
They will lick the dust like a snake; they will come trembling out of their hiding places like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will tremble in the presence of the Lord our God; they will stand in awe of you.
It was reported to Joshua, ‘The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.’
So the five Amorite kings #– #the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon #– #joined forces, advanced with all their armies, besieged Gibeon, and fought against it.
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
and they oppressed Israel. Because of Midian, the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble because the troops were in a difficult situation. They hid in caves, in thickets, among rocks, and in holes and cisterns.
When Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself. , David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave,
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called to Saul, ‘My lord the king! ’ When Saul looked behind him, David knelt low with his face to the ground and paid homage.