Joshua 10:18
And Joshua said: 'Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.'
Cross References
Judges 9:46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.
Amos 5:19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; and went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit 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 →