Joshua 10:27
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
Cross-references
Joshua 8:29
Parallel
In Joshua 8:29, the king of Ai is taken down at sunset and buried under stones — the same pattern as here with the five kings.
Joshua 7:26
Parallel
In Joshua 7:26, a heap of stones memorializes Achan's judgment — similar to the stones sealing the cave here, marking divine punishment.
Deuteronomy 21:23
Citation
Deuteronomy 21:23 commands taking down a hanged body before nightfall, which Joshua obeys here by removing the kings at sunset.
Galatians 3:13
Allusion
Galatians 3:13 cites Deuteronomy 21:23 that a hanged man is cursed — the kings hanged here were under God's curse.