A commentary of M. John Calvin, upon the book of Joshua finished a little…A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the booke of Iosue finished a little…

28 And the same day Joshua took Make-kedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the King thereof destroyed he with them, and all the souls that were therein, he let none remain: for he did to the King of Make-kedah, as he had done unto the King of Jericho.

28 And the same day Ioshue tooke Mak-kedah, and smote it with the edge of the sworde, and the King thereof destroyed he with them, and all the soules that were therein, he let none remaine: for he did to the King of Mak-kedah, as he had done vnto the King of Iericho.

15 And Joshua returned, &c.) This verse is interlaced not in proper place. For immediately after is annexed the end of the battle, and the punishment that was taken of the Kings, which followed after the battle. It is said also, that they pitched in Make-kedah: at length, in the end of the Chapter, is repeated, that which is here ⟨p. 55⟩said, without regard of the order of the time of their return into Gilgal. Therefore, that which is told of the fleeing and hiding of the Kings, agreeth with the history before. For when word was brought to Joshua, in the middest of the heat of the battle, that they were hid in a cave: he provideth wisely, least if he should have been occupied in taking of them, the rest should have escaped. Therefore he commandeth, that the mouth of the cave should be stopped up with great stones, & setteth men to keep them, that being enclosed as it were in prison, they might be drawn forth in due time to suffer death. And hereof it appeareth, that it was an exceeding great army, that when the Israelites followed fiercely at the backs of them that fled, & the Sun himself gave them leisure to kill them, yet it could not be avoided, but that many escaped into the strong cities. But this was sufficient to testify the goodness of God, that without resistance they slue as many as came in their hands, until they were weary, and returned without loss. For where it is said, that none durst stir their tongue, it is noted, that the victory was without bloodshed on the Israelites part: as if they had come forth, not to a battle, but to a slaughter.