Joshua said,“ Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and station men by it to guard the kings.

约书亚说：“你们把几块大石头滚到洞口，派人看守，

约书亚说：“你们把几块大石头滚到洞口，派人在那里看守他们。

约书亚说：“你们把几块大石头滚到洞口，派人在那里看守他们。

约书亚便下令说：“滚几块大石头堵住洞口，派人看守。

约书亚说：“你们把几块大石头辊到洞口那里去，并派人到洞口去看守他们。

約書亞說：「你們把幾塊大石頭滾到洞口，派人看守，

約書亞說：「你們把幾塊大石頭滾到洞口，派人在那裏看守他們。

約書亞說：「你們把幾塊大石頭滾到洞口，派人在那裏看守他們。

約書亞便下令說：「滾幾塊大石頭堵住洞口，派人看守。

約書亞說：“你們把幾塊大石頭輥到洞口那裡去，並派人到洞口去看守他們。

約書亞說：『把幾塊大石頭輥到洞口，派人看守着。

約書亞曰、轉大石於穴口、使人守之、

約書亞曰、移大石塞穴、使人守之、

約書亞命曰、轉大石於穴口、令人守之、

he said,“ Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it.

He said,“ Roll some large rocks up to the opening of the cave. Put some men there to guard it.

And Joshua said,“ Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them,

he issued this command:“ Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance to keep the kings inside.

So Joshua said,“ Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men by it to guard them,

So Joshua said,“ Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them.

And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:

Joshua said,“ Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and station men by it to guard the kings.

And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

Joshua said,“ Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.

Joshua said,“ Roll large stones to cover the cave’s entrance, and set men by it to guard them;

They went and secured the tomb by setting a seal on the stone and placing the guards.

Indeed, the evil person is spared from the day of disaster, rescued from the day of wrath.

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the capitals of the pillars so that the thresholds shake; knock them down on the heads of all the people. Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

Then Joshua said,“ Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings to me out of there.”

It will be like a man who flees from a lion only to have a bear confront him. He goes home and rests his hand against the wall only to have a snake bite him.

When all the citizens of the Tower of Shechem heard, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.Then it was reported to Abimelech that all the citizens of the Tower of Shechem had gathered.So Abimelech and all the troops who were with him went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his ax in his hand and cut a branch from the trees. He picked up the branch, put it on his shoulder, and said to the troops who were with him,“ Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”Each of the troops also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire; about a thousand men and women died, including all the men of the Tower of Shechem.