Joshua 10:17-22

¹⁷Then someone told Joshua, “We found those five kings, hiding in a cave at Makkedah!”

¹⁸When Joshua heard that, he said, “Roll some very large rocks to the entrance of the cave so that the kings cannot escape, and leave some soldiers there to guard it.

¹⁹But do not stay there! Pursue our enemies! Attack them from behind! Do not allow them to escape to their cities, because Yahweh, our God, will enable you to defeat/kill them. IDM”

²⁰So Joshua's army did what he told them to do. They killed almost all of the enemy soldiers, but a few of them were able to reach their cities and be safe inside the walls of the cities.

²¹Then Joshua's army returned to Joshua, who was still in their camp at Makkedah. No one in the land dared to criticize MTY the Israelis.

²²Then Joshua said, “Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out to me those five kings!”