Joshua 10:18
So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
Majority Standard Bible
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 Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
Cross References
Judges 9:46On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
Matthew 27:66So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
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 →