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Joshua 10

Josh. 10:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But these five
chamesh (Hebrew #2568)
a primitive numeral; five
KJV usage: fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).
Pronounce: khaw-maysh'
Origin: masculine chamishshah {kham-ish-shaw}
kings
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
fled
nuwc (Hebrew #5127)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
KJV usage: X abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, X hide, lift up a standard.
Pronounce: noos
Origin: a primitive root
, and hid
chaba' (Hebrew #2244)
to secrete
KJV usage: X held, hide (self), do secretly.
Pronounce: khaw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2245)
themselves in a cave
m`arah (Hebrew #4631)
a cavern (as dark)
KJV usage: cave, den, hole.
Pronounce: meh-aw-raw'
Origin: from 5783
a at Makkedah
Maqqedah (Hebrew #4719)
fold; Makkedah, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Makkedah.
Pronounce: mak-kay-daw'
Origin: from the same as 5348 in the denominative sense of herding (compare 5349)
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Judg. 6:2• 2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. (Judg. 6:2)
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1 Sam. 13:6• 6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. (1 Sam. 13:6)
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1 Sam. 24:3,8• 3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
 8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself. (1 Sam. 24:3,8)

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Cross References

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and hid.
Psa. 48:4‑6• 4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
 5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
 6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. (Psa. 48:4‑6)
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Psa. 139:7‑10• 7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
 8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
 9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
 10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. (Psa. 139:7‑10)
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Isa. 2:10‑12• 10Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.
 11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
 12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: (Isa. 2:10‑12)
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Amos 9:2• 2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: (Amos 9:2)
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Rev. 6:15• 15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; (Rev. 6:15)
in a cave.
Judg. 6:2• 2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. (Judg. 6:2)
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1 Sam. 13:6• 6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. (1 Sam. 13:6)
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1 Sam. 24:3,8• 3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
 8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself. (1 Sam. 24:3,8)
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Isa. 2:19‑22• 19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
 20In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
 21To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
 22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? (Isa. 2:19‑22)
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Isa. 24:21‑22• 21And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
 22And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. (Isa. 24:21‑22)
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Mic. 7:17• 17They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee. (Mic. 7:17)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.