Joshua 10:18
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
King James Version
In Context
17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
Cross References
Judges 9:46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
Amos 5:19As if a man did flee 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 27:66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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 →