and didn't hurry to go down about a whole day.
010:014 There was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh
listened to the voice of a man: for Yahweh fought for Israel.
010:015 Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
010:016 These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
010:017 It was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found,
hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
010:018 Joshua said, Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave,
and set men by it to keep them:
010:019 but don't stay; pursue after your enemies, and strike the hindmost
of them; don't allow them to enter into their cities:
for Yahweh your God has delivered them into your hand.
010:020 It happened, when Joshua and the children of Israel had
made an end of killing them with a very great slaughter,
until they were consumed, and the remnant which remained
of them had entered into the fortified cities,
010:021 that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at
Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of
the children of Israel.
010:022 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth
those five kings to me out of the cave.
010:023 They did so, and brought forth those five kings to him out
of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron,
the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
010:024 It happened, when they brought forth those kings to Joshua,
that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said
to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him,
Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.
They came near, and put their feet on the necks of them.
010:025 Joshua said to them, Don't be afraid, nor be dismayed;
be strong and of good courage: for thus shall Yahweh do
to all your enemies against whom you fight.
010:026 Afterward Joshua struck them, and put them to death, and hanged
them on five trees: and they were hanging on the trees
until the evening.
010:027 It happened at the time of the going down of the sun,
that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees,
and cast them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves,
and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, to this very day.
010:028 Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and struck it with the edge
of the sword, and the king of it: he utterly destroyed them
and all the souls who were therein; he left none remaining;
and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the
king of Jericho.
010:029 Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah,
and fought against Libnah:
010:030 and Yahweh delivered it also, and the king of it, into the hand
of Israel; and he struck it with the edge of the sword,