Joshua 10:17-21
Joshua 10:17
And it was told to Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
Joshua 10:18
So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men by it to guard them,
Joshua 10:19
but do not stay there yourselves; pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has handed them over to you.”
Joshua 10:20
It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them down in a very great defeat, until they were destroyed, and the survivors of them who escaped had entered the fortified cities,
Joshua 10:21
that all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. No one uttered a word against any of the sons of Israel.