Now thesefivekingshad fledand hiddenthemselves in the caveat Makkedah.
"Kingsof armiesflee,they flee,And she whoremainsat homewill dividethe spoil!"
Whenyou liedownamongthe sheepfolds,[You are like] the wingsof a dovecoveredwith silver,And its pinionswith glisteninggold.
"Thoughthey diginto Sheol,From therewill My handtakethem; And thoughthey ascendto heaven,From therewill I bringthem down.
They will lickthe dustlike a serpent,Like reptilesof the earth.They will cometremblingout of their fortresses;To the LORDour Godthey will comein dreadAnd they will be afraidbeforeYou.
Then Joshuaand allIsraelwith him returnedto the campto Gilgal.
It was toldJoshua,saying,"The fivekingshave been foundhiddenin the caveat Makkedah."
So the fivekingsof the Amorites,the kingof Jerusalem,the kingof Hebron,the kingof Jarmuth,the kingof Lachish,[and] the kingof Eglon,gatheredtogether and wentup, they with alltheir armies,and campedby Gibeonand foughtagainstit.
Thenthe kingsof the earthand the great menand the commandersand the richand the strongand everyslaveand free manhidthemselvesin the cavesand amongthe rocksof the mountains;
The powerof MidianprevailedagainstIsrael.Becauseof Midianthe sonsof Israelmadefor themselves the denswhichwere in the mountainsand the cavesand the strongholds.
When the menof Israelsawthat they were in a strait(for the peoplewere hard-pressed),then the peoplehidthemselves in caves,in thickets,in cliffs,in cellars,and in pits.
He cameto the sheepfoldson the way,wherethere[was] a cave;and Saulwentin to relievehimself. Now Davidand his menwere sittingin the innerrecessesof the cave.
Now afterwardDavidaroseand wentout of the caveand calledafterSaul,saying,"My lordthe king!"And when Saullookedbehindhim, Davidbowedwith his faceto the groundand prostratedhimself.
