47 verses contain “cave” (in the KJV: 38, in the BSB: 43) — showing 1–47
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And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price, so that I may have a burial site.”
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the
cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee:
bury thy dead.
“No, my lord.
Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the
cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people.
Bury your dead.”
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before
Mamre, the field, and the
cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near
Mamre, the
cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
And after this, Abraham buried
Sarah his wife in the
cave of the field of Machpelah before
Mamre: the same is
Hebron in the land of
Canaan.
After this, Abraham buried his wife
Sarah in the
cave of the field at Machpelah near
Mamre (that is,
Hebron) in the land of
Canaan.
And the field, and the
cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of
Heth.
So the field and its
cave were deeded by the
Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
And his sons Isaac and
Ishmael buried him in the
cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of
Zohar the Hittite, which is before
Mamre;
His sons Isaac and
Ishmael buried him in the
cave of Machpelah near
Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of
Zohar the Hittite.
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people:
bury me with my fathers in the
cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Then Jacob
instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people.
Bury me with my fathers in the
cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
In the
cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before
Mamre, in the land of
Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
The
cave is in the field of Machpelah near
Mamre, in the land of
Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
The purchase of the field and of the
cave that is therein was from the children of
Heth.
The field and the
cave that is in it were purchased from the
Hittites.”
For his sons carried him into the land of
Canaan, and buried him in the
cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before
Mamre.
They carried him to the land of
Canaan and buried him in the
cave at Machpelah in the field near
Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
But these five kings fled, and
hid themselves in a
cave at Makkedah.
Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found
hid in a
cave at Makkedah.
And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the
cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of
Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of
Lachish, and the king of
Eglon.
So they brought the five kings out of the
cave—the kings of Jerusalem,
Hebron, Jarmuth,
Lachish, and
Eglon.
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the
cave wherein they had been
hid, and laid great stones in the
cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
At
sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the
cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the
cave, and the stones are there to this day.
And 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.
and the hand of
Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains,
caves, and strongholds.
And he
smote them
hip and
thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
And he struck them
ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the
cave at the rock of Etam.
Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to
Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
In
response, three thousand men of Judah went to the
cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked
Samson, “Do you not
realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.
When 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.
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel
hid in
caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the
cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
So David left
Gath and took refuge in the
cave of
Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
And 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.
Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a
cave, and he went in to
relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the
cave.
So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
David 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.
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the
cave: and some
bade me kill thee: but mine eye
spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD’S
anointed.
Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the
cave. I was told to kill you, but I
spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s
anointed.’
Behold, he is
hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that
whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow
Absalom.
Surely by now he is hiding in a
cave or some other
location. If some of your troops fall first,
whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow
Absalom.’
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the
cave of
Adullam: and the
troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of
Rephaim.
At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the
cave of
Adullam, while a company of Philistines was
encamped in the Valley of
Rephaim.
For it was so, when
Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that
Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and
hid them by fifty in a
cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
for when
Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD,
Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per
cave, providing them with food and water.)
Was it not told my lord what I did when
Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I
hid an hundred men of the LORD’S prophets by fifty in a
cave, and fed them with bread and water?
Was it not reported to my lord what I did when
Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I
hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per
cave, and I provided them with food and water.
And he came thither unto a
cave, and
lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here,
Elijah?
There
Elijah entered a
cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here,
Elijah?”
And it was so, when
Elijah heard it, that he
wrapped his face in his
mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the
cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here,
Elijah?
When
Elijah heard it, he
wrapped his face in his
cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the
cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here,
Elijah?”
Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the
cave of
Adullam; and the host of the Philistines
encamped in the valley of
Rephaim.
Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the
cave of
Adullam, while a company of Philistines was
encamped in the Valley of
Rephaim.
To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
By much
slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Through
laziness the roof
caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
And 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.
Men will
flee to
caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the
splendor of His majesty, when He rises to
shake the earth.
To 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.
They will
flee to
caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the
splendor of His majesty, when He rises to
shake the earth.
Because the palaces shall be
forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild
asses, a pasture of flocks;
But this is a people
robbed and
spoiled; they are all of them
snared in holes, and they are
hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a
spoil, and none saith, Restore.
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the
dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a
dove that nests at the mouth of a
cave.
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be
devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the
caves shall die of the
pestilence.
Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be
devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and
caves will die by plague.
Jesus therefore again
groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a
cave, and a stone lay upon it.
Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they
wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and
caves of the earth.
The world was not worthy of them. They
wandered in deserts and mountains, and
hid in
caves and holes in the ground.
And 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;
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man
hid in the
caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
But she increased more and more in honour, and waxed old in her husband’s house, being an hundred and five years old, and made her
maid free; so she died in Bethulia: and they buried her in the
cave of her husband Manasses.
And when Jeremy came thither, he found an hollow cave, wherein he laid the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door.
And others, that had run together into caves near by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered by Philip, were all burnt together, because they made a conscience to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day.