So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
It was a brave appearance, no doubt, which the five kings made when they took the field for the reducing of Gibeon, and a brave army they had following them; but they were all routed, put into disorder first, and then brought to destruction by the hail-stones. And now Joshua thought, his work being done, he might go with his army into quarters of refreshment.
Commenting on Joshua 10:15-27
And it came to pass, when they brought out these kings unto Joshua,.... And set them before him, and he had passed sentence on them: that he called for all the men of Israel; that is, for the chief men, the principal officers of the army: and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him; the chiliarchs and centurions, the...
THE FIVE KINGS HANGED. (Jos 10:16-27) these five kings . . . hid themselves in a cave--Hebrew, "the cave." at Makkedah--The pursuit was continued, without interruption, to Makkedah at the foot of the western mountains, where Joshua seems to have halted with the main body of his troops while a detachment was sent forward to scour the country in pursuit of the remaining stragglers, a...
Commenting on Joshua 10:16-27