Joshua 10:18
And Joshua said, Roll stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men to watch over them.
Brenton Septuagint
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 that is in Makeda.
Cross References
Judges 9:46And all the men of the tower of Sychem heard, and came to the + 9:46 Some read ὀχύρωμα.gathering of Bæthel-berith.
Amos 5:19As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him; and he should spring into his house, and lean his hands upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.
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 →