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Joshua 8:22

20 When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.

21 When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.

Meanwhile, those in the ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained.

23 But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

24 When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.

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BSB
Meanwhile, those in the ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained.
KJV
And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
WEB
The others came out of the city against them, so they were in the middle of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side. They struck them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
ASV
And the others came forth out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
DARBY
And the others went out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side; and they smote them, until they let none of them escape or flee away.
BLB
And these came out of the city to meet them, and they were in the midst of Israel, these from this [side] and these from this [side], and they struck them down until he left to him no survivor or escapee.
ÅB
Og de andre dro ut av byen imot dem, så de kom midt imellom israelittene og fikk dem omkring seg på begge sider. Så slo de[^1] dem og levnet dem ikke noen som slapp unna eller ble frelst.
OTB
De andre kom ut av byen mot dem, så de ble fanget i midten, med israelittene på begge sider. Israel slo dem ned, og etterlot verken overlevende eller flyktninger.
B1930
Og de andre drog ut av byen imot dem, så de kom midt imellem israelittene og fikk dem omkring sig på begge sider. Så slo de dem og levnet dem ikke nogen som slapp unda eller blev frelst. / < israelittene.>

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  • Deuteronomy 7:2

    and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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  • Joshua 11:11–12

    The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.

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  • Joshua 10:28

    On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

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  • Luke 17:26–30

    Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

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  • Job 20:5

    the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

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  • Joshua 6:21

    At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.

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