Joshua 10:18

And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it:

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In The King James Version

And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

In Context

17And word was given to Joshua that the five kings had been taken in a hole in the rock at Makkedah.

19But do you, without waiting, go after their army, attacking them from the back; do not let them get into their towns, for the Lord your God has given them into your hands.

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Cross References

Judges 9:46Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.

Amos 5:19As if a man, running away from a lion, came face to face with a bear; or went into the house and put his hand on the wall and got a bite from a snake.

Matthew 27:66So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

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 →

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