Joshua 10:14-26

¹⁴There wasn't a day like this ever before or since when the Lord listened to a human voice in such a way. It was because the Lord was fighting for Israel.

¹⁵Then Joshua and all the army returned to the camp at Gilgal.

¹⁶The five kings had run away and hid in a cave at Makkedah.

¹⁷When Joshua was told that the five kings were hiding in a cave at Makkedah,

¹⁸he gave this order, “Roll some large stones to block the entrance to the cave and have some men guard it.

¹⁹But don't you stay there. Chase the enemy down and attack them from the rear. Don't let them escape to their towns for the Lord has given them to you to defeat.”

²⁰So Joshua and the Israelites totally defeated them, striking them down and killing them. Only a few of them survived to escape back to their towns.

²¹The army returned to Joshua at the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared even to threaten the Israelites.

²²Then Joshua said, “Open the cave entrance and bring out the five kings to me from the cave.”

²³So they did, bringing out the five kings from the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.

²⁴When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the fighting men, and said to the commanders who had gone with him, “Come here, and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came over and put their feet on their necks.

²⁵Joshua said to them, “Don't ever be afraid or discouraged! Be strong and be brave! For the Lord is going to do the same thing to all your enemies that you're going to fight!”

²⁶Then Joshua killed the kings and hung their bodies on five trees and left them hanging there until the evening.