Joshua 10:15-30

¹⁵And Joshua turned again, with all Israel, into the tents of Gilgal.

¹⁶For the five kings fled, and hid themselves in the den of the city of Makkedah.

¹⁷And it was told to Joshua, that the five kings were found hid in the den of the city of Makkedah.

¹⁸And Joshua commanded to fellows, and said, Wallow ye great stones to the mouth of the den, and put ye witting men, that shall keep the enclosed kings;

¹⁹soothly do not ye stand, but pursue ye the enemies, and slay ye all the last of fleers; and suffer ye not them to enter into the strongholds of their cities, the which enemies your Lord God hath betaken in your hands.

²⁰Then when the adversaries were beaten with great vengeance, and were almost wasted unto the death, they that might flee Israel, entered into the strengthened cities.

²¹And all the host turned again whole, and in whole number to Joshua, into Makkedah, where the tents were then; and no man was hardy to grutch against the sons of Israel.

²²And Joshua commanded, and said, Open ye the mouth of the den, and bring forth to me the five kings that be hid therein.

²³And the servants did, as it was commanded to them; and they brought forth to Joshua the five kings from the den; the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

²⁴And when they were led out to Joshua, he called all the men of Israel, and said to the princes of the host, that were with him, Go ye, and set or putteth your feet on the necks of these kings. And when they had gone, and treaded the necks of the kings subject to their feet,

²⁵again Joshua said to Israel, Do not ye dread, neither be ye afeared, be ye comforted, and be ye strong; for so the Lord shall do to all your enemies, against which ye shall fight.

²⁶And Joshua smote those kings, and killed them, and he hanged them on five trees; and they were hanged unto the eventide.

²⁷And when the sun went down, he commanded to fellows, that they should put them down from the gibbets; and when they were put down, they casted forth them into the den, in which they were hid; and they putted great stones on the mouth thereof, which stones dwell till to the present time.

²⁸In the same day, Joshua took Makkedah, and smote by the sharpness of sword, and killed the king thereof, and all the dwellers thereof; he left not therein, namely, little relics; and he did to the king of Makkedah, as he had done to the king of Jericho.

²⁹And Joshua passed with all Israel from Makkedah into Libnah, and he fought against it,

³⁰which city the Lord betook, with the king thereof, in the hand of Israel; and men of Israel smote that city by the sharpness of sword, and all the dwellers thereof, and they left not therein anything of value, or relics; and they did to the king of Libnah as they had done to the king of Jericho.