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where they pursued them, and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the edge of the sword. <a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/joshua/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/8.htm">New King James Version</a> And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they pursued them, and when they all had fallen by the edge of the sword until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them had fallen by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed, then all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/nasb/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them were fallen by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed, then all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now it came about when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them were fallen by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed, then all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/lsb/joshua/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened that when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them fell by the edge of the sword until they were completely destroyed, then all Israel turned back to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/amp/joshua/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness where they pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed, then all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/csb/joshua/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Israel had finished killing everyone living in Ai who had pursued them into the open country, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the sword. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Israel had finished killing everyone living in Ai who had pursued them into the open country, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the sword. <a href="/asv/joshua/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/joshua/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/joshua/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the fields and in the desert where they had been pursued. They put them all to death; not one person survived. Then the Israelites went back to Ai and killed everyone left there. <a href="/gnt/joshua/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Israelites killed every one of the enemy in the barren country where they had chased them. Then they went back to Ai and killed everyone there. <a href="/isv/joshua/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Israel had completed executing all of the residents of Ai in the open wilderness where they had chased them, and after all of them—to the very last of them—had been killed by swords, the entire fighting force of Israel returned to Ai and attacked it with swords. <a href="/msb/joshua/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/joshua/8.htm">NET Bible</a> When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had chased them toward the desert (they all fell by the sword), all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it. <a href="/nheb/joshua/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the plains, and on the mountain on the slope, where they pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed, then all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/wbt/joshua/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they chased them, and when they had all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/web/joshua/8.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass, at Israel’s finishing to slay all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them (and all of them fall by the mouth of the sword until their consumption), that all of Israel turns back to Ai, and strikes it by the mouth of the sword; <a href="/ylt/joshua/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, at Israel's finishing to slay all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them (and they fall all of them by the mouth of the sword till their consumption), that all Israel turn back to Ai, and smite it by the mouth of the sword; <a href="/slt/joshua/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be when Israel finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the desert, where they pursued them in it, and all of them will fall before the mouth of the sword till they were finished, and all Israel will turn back to Ai and will smite it by the mouth of the sword.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So all being slain that had pursued after Israel in his flight to the wilderness, and tailing by the sword in the same place, the children of Israel returned and laid waste the city. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, after all were slain who had pursued Israel fleeing toward the wilderness, and after they fell by the sword in the same place, the sons of Israel returned and struck the city. <a href="/nabre/joshua/8.htm">New American Bible</a> When Israel finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open, who had pursued them into the wilderness, and all of them to the last man fell by the sword, then all Israel returned and put to the sword those inside the city. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Israel had finished slaughtering all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them, and when all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai, and attacked it with the edge of the sword.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when Israel had finished slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the fields and in the wilderness where they pursued them, and when all of them had fallen by the edge of the sword until they were consumed, then all Israel returned to Ai and smote it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when Israel finished destroying all the inhabitants of Ai in the fields and in the wilderness, they were pursuing them and all of them fell by the mouth of the sword until they were finished, and all Israel returned to Ai and they destroyed it with the mouth of the sword<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, even 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. <a href="/sep/joshua/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And when the children of Israel had ceased slaying all that were in Gai, and in the fields, and in the mountain on the descent, from whence they pursued them even to the end, then Joshua returned to Gai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. <a href="/parallel/joshua/8-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=1959" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">The Conquest of Ai</a> …23But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua. 24<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">When Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ (Prep-k:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">had finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: la·hă·rōḡ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">killing</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857: hā·‘ay (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city. Or uaya((Neh. 11:31); or eayath (Isaiah 10:28); for iy; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.">of Ai</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: rə·ḏā·p̄ūm (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 3mp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">who had pursued</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">into the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">and wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and when every</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: way·yip·pə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">last one of them had fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: tum·mām (V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šu·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857: hā·‘ay (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city. Or uaya((Neh. 11:31); or eayath (Isaiah 10:28); for iy; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.">to Ai</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and put</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥā·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">to the sword as well.</a> 25A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-17</a> However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you, <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Joshua 6:21</a> With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys. <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a> Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” <a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">1 Samuel 15:8-9</a> He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword. / Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless. <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a> David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. <a href="/2_kings/10-11.htm">2 Kings 10:11</a> So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor. <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a> And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/2_chronicles/20-23.htm">2 Chronicles 20:23-24</a> The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. / When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped. <a href="/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5</a> The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them. <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a> Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Jeremiah 50:21</a> Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">Ezekiel 9:5-6</a> And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone! / Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple. <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.<a href="/joshua/10-30.htm">Joshua 10:30-41</a> And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho… <a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Joshua 11:10-14</a> And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms… <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24</a> And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/8-23.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/joshua/7-5.htm">Chased</a> <a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/joshua/3-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/joshua/7-9.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-8.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/joshua/8-17.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/8-17.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Slaughtering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-52.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/joshua/8-20.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/8-25.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Chased</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/joshua/10-28.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/joshua/9-16.htm">End</a> <a href="/joshua/8-26.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/joshua/8-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/8-32.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/joshua/10-22.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-11.htm">Slaughtering</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/joshua/9-18.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/joshua/10-11.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/joshua/10-27.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 8</div>1. <a href="/joshua/8-1.htm">God encourages Joshua</a> 3. <a href="/joshua/8-3.htm">The plan whereby Ai was taken</a> 29. <a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">The king thereof is hanged</a> 30. <a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua builds an altar</a> 32. <a href="/joshua/8-32.htm">writes the law on stones</a> 33. <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">and pronounces the blessings and curses</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The men of Ai were lured away from their city, which was a common ancient warfare strategy to weaken the enemy's defenses. The Israelites' victory was not just a result of military prowess but also divine guidance, as God had instructed Joshua on how to conquer Ai (<a href="/joshua/8.htm">Joshua 8:1-2</a>). The field and wilderness refer to the open areas surrounding Ai, which provided the Israelites with the advantage of ambushing their enemies. This tactic reflects the importance of obedience to God's commands, as seen in the broader narrative of Israel's conquest of Canaan.and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword The phrase underscores the completeness of the victory. The use of the sword signifies the physical and violent nature of ancient warfare. This total destruction of Ai's forces can be seen as a fulfillment of God's judgment against the Canaanites, who were known for their idolatry and immorality (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5</a>). The thoroughness of the defeat also serves as a warning to Israel about the consequences of disobedience, as seen in the earlier defeat at Ai due to Achan's sin (Joshua 7).all the Israelites returned to Ai The return to Ai signifies the shift from battle to occupation. This movement back to the city indicates the Israelites' control over the area, allowing them to execute God's command to take possession of the land. The return also symbolizes a restoration of order and the establishment of Israelite presence in the region, which was crucial for the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham regarding the land (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>).and put it to the sword as well This phrase indicates the complete destruction of Ai, including its inhabitants and structures. The phrase "put it to the sword" is a common biblical expression for total annihilation, often associated with the concept of herem, or the devotion of something to destruction for God's purposes (<a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a>). This act was not merely a military conquest but a divine mandate to purify the land from pagan influences. The destruction of Ai serves as a type of final judgment, foreshadowing the ultimate judgment that will come through Jesus Christ, who will defeat all evil and establish His kingdom (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, led by Joshua, executing God's judgment on Ai. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ai.htm">Ai</a> A Canaanite city that opposed Israel, representing resistance to God's plan. 3. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of Israel, successor to Moses, tasked with leading the conquest of Canaan. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The area where the inhabitants of Ai were pursued and defeated. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a> Symbolizes God's judgment and the means by which Israel executed His command.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Joshua and Israel's actions demonstrate the importance of following God's instructions fully, even when they are difficult. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a> While the destruction of Ai is an act of judgment, it also serves as a warning and a call to repentance for others. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The physical battle against Ai can be seen as a parallel to the spiritual battles Christians face, requiring reliance on God's strength and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The complete destruction of Ai serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of sin and the ultimate judgment it brings. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The victory over Ai underscores God's control over nations and His ability to fulfill His promises to His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 8</a> <a href="/q/how_is_ai's_destruction_just_and_loving.htm">How can the total extermination of Ai’s inhabitants (Joshua 8:24–25) be reconciled with a just and loving God? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_to_emulate_jesus.htm">What is the significance of Mount Ebal?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_joshua_8's_ambush_unique.htm">Why does the ambush strategy described in Joshua 8:2-22 differ from other accounts of Israelite conquests?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_joshua's_altar_align_with_history.htm">How does Joshua's altar-building on Mount Ebal (Joshua 8:30-35) align with other historical records of Canaanite territory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - In the wilderness. The LXX. must have read בַמּורָד in the going down, or descent. Returned unto Ai and smote it. According to God's command, the defenceless inhabitants must share the fate of the army (see <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Deuteronomy 20:17</a>). <a href="/commentaries/joshua/8-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc had finished כְּכַלּ֣וֹת (kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent killing לַהֲרֹג֩ (la·hă·rōḡ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> To smite with deadly intent all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the men יֹשְׁבֵ֨י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of Ai הָעַ֜י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5857.htm">Strong's 5857: </a> Ai -- a Canaanite city who had pursued רְדָפ֣וּם (rə·ḏā·p̄ūm) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> To pursue, chase, persecute them בּ֔וֹ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> into the field בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה (baś·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land and wilderness, בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech and when every כֻלָּ֛ם (ḵul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every last one of them had fallen וַֽיִּפְּל֥וּ (way·yip·pə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie by the sword, חֶ֖רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc returned וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ (way·yā·šu·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Ai הָעַ֔י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5857.htm">Strong's 5857: </a> Ai -- a Canaanite city and struck it down וַיַּכּ֥וּ (way·yak·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike with the sword. חָֽרֶב׃ (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/8-24.htm">OT History: Joshua 8:24 It happened when Israel had made (Josh. 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