Where did the five kings hide?

What did Joshua tell his men to do to guard the cave?

What did he tell his army to do? Where were the enemies not allowed to enter?

What did Joshua and the Israelites do? Where did those who escaped return to?

Where did the Israelite army return to after they were finished with the war? How many of them returned? How was the peace described?

What did Joshua order to be done with the five kings?

Who did Joshua tell to put their feet on the necks of the kings?

Who was Joshua talking to? What did he tell them?

Who killed the kings? What did he do to their bodies?

At what time did Joshua command their bodies to be taken down? Where did he put them?

What were the next three cities Joshua conquered? What happened to them?

Who came to help Lachish? What happened to him?

What three cities did Joshua conquer after Lachish?

Describe the region Joshua had conquered in the events of this chapter. Who had commanded Joshua to utterly destroy it?

Where did Joshua and his troops return once these cities had been destroyed?

Thought Questions

Was it just luck that all five kings hid together in one cave, and were found by their enemies? 

Why do you think some of the enemies were able to escape back to to their cities, as Joshua he specifically told them not to (verses 19-20)? Were all of the Amorites destroyed? What was the result? See 1 Kings 9:20-21 and 21:26.

Could that measure of peace happen in our day? What was their secret? 

Contemplate why the Israelite army had to kill everyone in all of those cities in the entire region. Was it just? What was God’s reason for it? Why doesn’t He command all the “bad guys” to be killed today?

Using the destruction of the surrounding heathen nations as a symbol, can you think of any influences surrounding your life that you need to remove completely?

My prayer is:

That I would use the illustration of the destruction of the heathen kings as a symbol of removing  the evil influences in my life;

That I would acknowledge that God’s way is just even though I don’t understand everything about it;

And that I would find joy in the belief that God is working His way in my life to give me His peace.