Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Joshua 8:24

Ai

22 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.

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.

25 A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.

26 Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.

Read the whole chapter

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
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.
KJV
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
WEB
When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were consumed, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.
ASV
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
DARBY
And it came to pass when Israel had ended slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they had chased them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
BLB
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all those dwelling in Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they pursued them, and they had fallen (all of them by the edge of the sword until they were consumed), that all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the mouth of the sword.
ÅB
Og da Israel hadde slått ihjel alle Ais innbyggere på slagmarken, ute i ørkenen, dit de hadde forfulgt dem, og de alle sammen var falt for sverdets egg til siste mann, da vendte hele Israel tilbake til Ai og slo alle som var der, med sverdets egg.
OTB
Da Israel hadde fullført å drepe alle innbyggerne i Ai på markene og i ødemarken hvor de hadde forfulgt dem, og alle hadde falt for sverdet, vendte hele Israel tilbake til Ai og slo den med sverdets egg.
B1930
Og da Israel hadde slått ihjel alle Ais innbyggere på slagmarken, ute i ørkenen, dit de hadde forfulgt dem, og de alle sammen var falt for sverdets egg til siste mann, da vendte hele Israel tilbake til Ai og slo alle som var der, med sverdets egg.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 11:10–14

    At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.

    Read in context

  • Numbers 21:24

    And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

    Read in context

  • Joshua 10:30–41

    And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

    Read in context