16So the five kings fled and hid in the cave at Makkedah.17It was reported to Joshua: The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.18Joshua said, Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave and appoint men over it to guard them.19But you must not stand still; pursue your enemies and cut off their rear; do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand.20When Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them with a very great slaughter, the survivors among them escaped and reached the fortified cities.21Then all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace; no man among the sons of Israel uttered his tongue.22Joshua commanded, Open the mouth of the cave and bring the five kings out to me.23They obeyed and brought the five kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.24When these kings had been brought out to Joshua, he summoned all Israel and said to the officers of the fighting men who accompanied him, Approach and place your feet on the necks of these kings. They approached and placed their feet on the kings' necks.25Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do the same to all your enemies whom you fight."26Afterward Joshua struck them down, executed them, and hanged them on five trees; the bodies remained hanging on the trees until evening.27And it happened at the time of the coming of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they brought them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden there, and they set large stones upon the mouth of the cave until this day.28On the same day Joshua captured Makkedah; he put it to the sword along with its king, devoting them and every living person in it so that no survivor remained, and he dealt with the king of Makkedah exactly as he had dealt with the king of Jericho.