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Joshua 10:24
When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua addresses the army commanders and all the men of Israel immediately after the five captured kings are led out of the cave.
The words — וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א (va/i.yik.Ra') = and he summoned, marking the formal call to attention before the physical demonstration.
The thread — The act of placing feet on defeated rulers appears in Malachi 4:3, Romans 16:20, and Revelation 2:26, where the texts describe trampling the wicked, crushing Satan, or granting authority over nations.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of complete subjugation and requires the reader to accept that divine victory leaves no room for partial compromise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
Cross-references
- Malachi 4:3 Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Revelation 2:26 And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- Deuteronomy 33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
- Psalms 107:40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
- Psalms 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Psalms 110:5 The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
- Psalms 149:8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
- Isaiah 26:5 For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
- Isaiah 60:11 Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.