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.

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

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;

So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard. (niv)

that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity, that they are delivered from the day of wrath? (niv)

I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said:“ Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Bring them down on the heads of all the people; those who are left I will kill with the sword. Not one will get away, none will escape. (niv)

Joshua said,“ Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.” (niv)

It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him. (niv)

On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.When Abimelek heard that they had assembled there,he and all his men went up Mount Zalmon. He took an ax and cut off some branches, which he lifted to his shoulders. He ordered the men with him,“ Quick! Do what you have seen me do!”So all the men cut branches and followed Abimelek. They piled them against the stronghold and set it on fire with the people still inside. So all the people in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, also died. (niv)