14. That had never happened before, and it has never happened again. That was the day the Lord obeyed a man. The Lord really was fighting for Israel!
15. After this, Joshua and his army went back to the camp at Gilgal.
16. But during the fight, the five kings ran away. They hid in a cave near Makkedah,
17. but someone found them hiding in that cave. Joshua learned about this.
18. He said, “Cover the entrance to the cave with large rocks. Put some men there to guard the cave.
19. But don’t stay there yourselves. Continue chasing the enemy and attacking them from behind. Don’t let the enemy get back to their cities. The Lord your God has given you the victory over them.”
20. So Joshua and the Israelites killed the enemy. But some of them were able to go to their cities that had tall walls around them and hide. These men were not killed.