Joshua 10:18

New Living Translation

he issued this command: “Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance to keep the kings inside.

Cross References

Job 21:30

Evil people are spared in times of calamity and are allowed to escape disaster.

Amos 5:19

In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion— only to meet a bear. Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house— and he’s bitten by a snake.

Amos 9:1

Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said, “Strike the tops of the Temple columns, so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive. No one will escape!

Matthew 27:66

So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.

Joshua 10:17

When Joshua heard that they had been found,

Joshua 10:19

The rest of you continue chasing the enemy and cut them down from the rear. Don’t give them a chance to get back to their towns, for the Lord your God has given you victory over them.”

Joshua 10:22

Then Joshua said, “Remove the rocks covering the opening of the cave, and bring the five kings to me.”