But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
But these five kings went in flight secretly to a hole in the rock at Makkedah.
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
Hid themselves in a cave - It is very likely that this cave was a fortified place among some rocks; for there were many such places in different parts of Palestine.
The thread of the narrative, broken by the four intermediate verses, Joshua 10:12-15, is now resumed from Joshua 10:11.
10:16 A cave - A place of the greatest secrecy; but there is no escaping the eye or hand of God. At Makkedah - Heb. in Makkedah, not in the city, for that was not yet taken; but in the territory of it.