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Joshua 10:22 Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me."
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id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/joshua/10-21.htm" title="Joshua 10:21">◄</a> Joshua 10:22 <a href="/joshua/10-23.htm" title="Joshua 10:23">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Study Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Crossref </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Hebrew </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Remove the rocks covering the opening of the cave, and bring the five kings to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring out to me those five [Amorite] kings from the cave.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings to me out of there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings to me out of there.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Joshua told his soldiers, "Now, move the rocks from the entrance to the cave and bring those five kings to me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joshua said, "Open the cave, and bring me the five kings!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, "Open the entrance to the cave and bring those five kings out to me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua gave this order: "Unseal the mouth of the cave and bring out these five kings to me from the cave."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Joshua said, "Open the cave's mouth and bring the five kings out of the cave to me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings to me out of the cave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the cave entrance, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua says, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out to me these five kings from the cave”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joshua saith, 'Open ye the mouth of the cave, and bring out unto me these five kings from the cave;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua will say, Open the mouth of the cave and bring forth to me these five kings out of the cave.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Josue gave orders, saying: Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me the five kings that lie hid therein. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Joshua instructed, saying, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forward to me the five kings, who are hidden within it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring me those five kings from the cave.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yeshua said: “Open the mouth of the cave and bring out to me these five Kings from the cave”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said Joshua: 'Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua said, Open the cave, and bring out these five kings out of the cave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/10-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2603" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">The Victory at Makkedah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Then Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: piṯ·ḥū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">“Open</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">the mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4631.htm" title="4631: ham·mə·‘ā·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A cave. From uwr; a cavern.">of the cave</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">and bring those</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mê·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">five</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·mə·lā·ḵîm (Art:: N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4631.htm" title="4631: ham·mə·‘ā·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A cave. From uwr; a cavern."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hō·w·ṣî·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">me.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1-24</a></span><br />Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. / And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” / So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Joshua 6:22-25</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.” / So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel. / Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">Joshua 8:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-2.htm">Joshua 9:2</a></span><br />they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-24.htm">Judges 1:24-25</a></span><br />and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.” / So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32-33</a></span><br />Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” / But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">1 Kings 20:30-34</a></span><br />The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room. / Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.” / So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-25.htm">2 Kings 10:25</a></span><br />When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4-7</a></span><br />Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-5</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: / “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Psalm 110:5-6</a></span><br />The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. / He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">Isaiah 24:21-22</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below. / They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4-5</a></span><br />When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. / But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Jeremiah 52:8-11</a></span><br />but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12-21</a></span><br />“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me out of the cave.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32</a></b></br> Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">Joshua 10:16-18</a></b></br> But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/10-18.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/joshua/10-18.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/joshua/10-21.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/10-17.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/10-18.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/joshua/8-24.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/10-17.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/joshua/10-18.htm">Stones</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/10-23.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/joshua/10-23.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/10-23.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/10-27.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Open</a> <a href="/judges/1-36.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/joshua/10-27.htm">Stones</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Five kings war against Gibeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua rescues it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">God fights against them with hailstones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">The five kings are murdered in a cave</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-22.htm">They are brought forth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">scornfully used</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">and hanged</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-28.htm">Seven kings more are conquered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Joshua returns to Gilgal</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/joshua/10.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then Joshua said</b><br />This phrase introduces the leader of Israel, Joshua, who is a central figure in the conquest narratives of the Old Testament. The name "Joshua" is derived from the Hebrew "Yehoshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." Joshua is a type of Christ, leading God's people into the Promised Land, much like Jesus leads believers into eternal life. His leadership is marked by obedience to God and courage in the face of overwhelming odds, serving as an example for Christian leaders today.<p><b>Open the mouth of the cave</b><br />The "cave" here is a significant location in the narrative. Caves in the ancient Near East were often used as places of refuge or burial. In this context, the cave serves as a temporary prison for the five Amorite kings. The act of opening the cave signifies a transition from concealment to exposure, symbolizing the revelation of hidden sins or enemies. Spiritually, it can be seen as a call to bring hidden sins into the light of God's truth for judgment and redemption.<p><b>and bring those five kings out to me</b><br />The "five kings" represent the coalition of Amorite rulers who opposed Israel. Historically, this reflects the common practice of city-states forming alliances for mutual defense. Spiritually, these kings can symbolize the various strongholds or sins that believers must confront and overcome with God's help. Joshua's command to bring them out signifies the necessity of confronting and dealing with sin directly, rather than allowing it to remain hidden or ignored. This act of bringing them to Joshua, the leader appointed by God, underscores the importance of submitting our struggles to divine authority for resolution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/10-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Open</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּתְח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(piṯ·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the cave,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּעָרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·‘ā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4631.htm">Strong's 4631: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cavern</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bring those</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">five</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kings</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּלָכִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוֹצִ֣יאוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·ṣî·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/10-22.htm">Joshua 10:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/10-22.htm">OT History: Joshua 10:22 Then Joshua said Open the mouth (Josh. 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