The Meaning of Joshua 10:22 Explained

Joshua 10:22

KJV: Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.

YLT: And Joshua saith, 'Open ye the mouth of the cave, and bring out unto me these five kings from the cave;'

Darby: And Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me those five kings out of the cave.

ASV: Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said  Joshua,  Open  the mouth  of the cave,  and bring out  those five  kings  unto me out of the cave. 

What does Joshua 10:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 10:15-27 - 40-43, Joshua's Victories Over Israel's Foes
The cave of Makkedah was a perpetual reminder of this wonderful victory which God gave His people. The details as to the placing of the princes' feet on the necks of their foes are related with this precision to indicate the completeness of the conquest. So at the end of this age; see 1 Corinthians 15:25. We may therefore appropriate Joshua's words about the enemies of the Church and ourselves. See Joshua 10:25.
Joshua's career was one of unbroken success, because the Lord went before him, delivering kings and armies, cities and peoples, into his hands. It was a war of utter extermination; but God's justice had waited long, Genesis 15:16, and this was the only way of stamping out the infection. The lesson for us is that no quarter can be given in the inner war. All our thoughts must be brought into captivity, 2 Corinthians 10:5. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 10

1  Five kings war against Gibeon
6  Joshua rescues it
10  God fights against them with hailstones
12  The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua
16  The five kings are murdered in a cave
22  They are brought forth
24  scornfully used
26  and hanged
28  Seven kings more are conquered
43  Joshua returns to Gilgal

What do the individual words in Joshua 10:22 mean?

And said Joshua Open - the mouth of the cave and bring out to me five kings these from the cave
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ פִּתְח֖וּ אֶת־ פִּ֣י הַמְּעָרָ֑ה וְהוֹצִ֣יאוּ אֵלַ֗י חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִן־ הַמְּעָרָֽה

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ  Joshua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ  
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
פִּתְח֖וּ  Open 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: פָּתַח 
Sense: to open.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
פִּ֣י  the  mouth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
הַמְּעָרָ֑ה  of  the  cave 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְעָרָה  
Sense: cave, den, hole.
וְהוֹצִ֣יאוּ  and  bring  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אֵלַ֗י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת  five 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
הַמְּלָכִ֥ים  kings 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
הָאֵ֖לֶּה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
הַמְּעָרָֽה  the  cave 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְעָרָה  
Sense: cave, den, hole.

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