Joshua 10:17-18

10:17 Joshua was told, “The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.” 10:18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it. ¹ 

Joshua 10:27

10:27 At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. ²  They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.) ³ 

[10:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and appoint by it men to guard them.”

[10:27]  ¹ sn For the legal background of the removal of the corpses before sundown, see Deut 21:22-23.

[10:27]  ² tn Heb “to this very day.” The words “They remain” are supplied in the translation for clarification.