Joshua 10:16-27

16Now theH428 fiveH2568 kingsH4428 had fledH5127 and hiddenH2244 in the caveH4631 at MakkedahH4719. 17And JoshuaH3091 was informedH5046H559: “The fiveH2568 kingsH4428 have been foundH4672; they are hidingH2244 in the caveH4631 at MakkedahH4719.”

18So JoshuaH3091 saidH559, “RollH1556 largeH1419 stonesH68 againstH413 the mouthH6310 of the caveH4631, and postH6485 menH582 thereH5921 to guard themH8104. 19But youH859, do notH408 stop thereH5975. PursueH7291H310 your enemiesH341 and attack them from behindH2179. Do notH408 let themH5414 reachH935H413 their citiesH5892, forH3588 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 has delivered themH5414 into your handH3027.”

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So JoshuaH3091 and the IsraelitesH1121H3478 continuedH3615 to inflictH5221 a terribleH1419H3966 slaughterH4347 untilH5704 they had finished them offH8552, and the remainingH8300 survivorsH8277 retreatedH935 toH413 the fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892. 21The wholeH3605 armyH5971 returnedH7725 safelyH7965 toH413 JoshuaH3091 inH413 the campH4264 at MakkedahH4719, and no oneH3808 dared to utterH2782 a wordH3956 againstH376 the IsraelitesH1121H3478.

22Then JoshuaH3091 saidH559, “OpenH6605 the mouthH6310 of the caveH4631 and bring thoseH428 fiveH2568 kingsH4428 outH4480H4631 toH413 meH3318.” 23SoH3651 they broughtH3318 theH428 fiveH2568 kingsH4428 out ofH4480 the caveH4631—the kingsH4428 of JerusalemH3389, HebronH2275, JarmuthH3412, LachishH3923, and EglonH5700.

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When they had broughtH3318 theH428 kingsH4428 toH413 JoshuaH3091, he summonedH7121 allH3605 the menH376 of IsraelH3478 and saidH559H413 toH413 the armyH582H4421 commandersH7101 who had accompaniedH1980 himH854, “ComeH7126 here and putH7760 your feetH7272 onH5921 the necksH6677 of theseH428 kingsH4428.”

So the commanders came forwardH7126 and putH7760 their feetH7272 onH5921 their necksH6677.

25“Do notH408 be afraidH3372H408 or discouragedH2865,” JoshuaH3091 saidH559. “Be strongH2388 and courageousH553, forH3588 the LORDH3068 will doH6213 thisH3602 to allH3605 the enemiesH341 youH859 fightH3898.”

26AfterH310 thisH3651, JoshuaH3091 struck downH5221 and killedH4191 the kings, and he hungH8518 their bodies onH5921 fiveH2568 treesH60861 and left themH1961H8518 thereH5921H6086 untilH5704 eveningH6153. 27At sunsetH935H8121 JoshuaH3091 orderedH6680 that they be taken downH3381 fromH5921 the treesH6086 and thrownH7993 intoH413 the caveH4631 in whichH834 they had hiddenH2244H8033. Then largeH1419 stonesH68 were placedH7760 againstH5921 the mouthH6310 of the caveH4631, and the stonesH5704H6106 are there to thisH2088 dayH3117.