Joshua 10:26-28

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁶ After this, Joshua struck them down and executed them. He hung^[a] their bodies on five trees^[b] and they were there until evening.^{(A) 27} At sunset Joshua commanded that they be taken down from the trees^[c](B) and thrown into the cave where they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.^(C)

Conquest of Southern Cities

²⁸ On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed it^[d] and everyone in it, leaving no survivors. So he treated the king of Makkedah as he had the king of Jericho.^(D)