But the people of the town shut them out and blocked up the gates with stones.
But the townspeople shut them out and blocked up the gates with rocks.
And those who were in the city shut themselves in and barricaded the gates with stones. And so Judas sent to them with words of peace,
And they that were in the city, shut themselves in, and stopped up the gates with stones: and Judas sent to them with peaceable words,
But the people there would not let them pass and blocked the town gates with stones.
The people of the city shut them out and blocked the gates with stones.
But the people of Ephron piled up stones in front of the town gates and refused to let them pass through.