Joshua 10:16-17
10:16 The five Amorite kings 1 ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
10:17 Joshua was told, “The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
Joshua 10:22-26
10:22 Joshua said, “Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings
2 out of the cave to me.”
10:23 They did as ordered;
3 they brought the five kings
4 out of the cave to him – the kings of Jerusalem,
5 Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
10:24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he
6 summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here
7 and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up
8 and put their feet on their necks.
10:25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!
9 Be strong and brave, for the
Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.
10:26 Then Joshua executed them
10 and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.
1 tn Heb “these five kings.”
2 tn Heb “these five kings.”
3 tn Heb “they did so.”
4 tn Heb “these five kings.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “Joshua.” The translation has replaced the proper name with the pronoun (“he”) because a repetition of the proper name here would be redundant according to English style.
7 tn Or “Draw near.”
8 tn Or “drew near.”
9 tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”
10 tn Heb “struck them down and killed them.”