Joshua 10:18
And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them.
Darby Translation
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 it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found, hid in the cave at Makkedah.
Cross References
Judges 9:46And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of the God Berith.
Amos 5:19as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Matthew 27:66And they went and secured the sepulchre, having sealed the stone, with the watch [besides].
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 →