Joshua 10:17
And word was given to Joshua that the five kings had been taken in a hole in the rock at Makkedah.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
In Context
16But these five kings went in flight secretly to a hole in the rock at Makkedah.
Cross References
Joshua 8:23But the king of Ai they made prisoner, and took him to Joshua.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:16-28
The Five Kings Slain. ( b. c. 1450.) 15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your… Read the whole commentary →