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"But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in keeping with the LORD’s orders to Joshua."
— Joshua 8:27, NET Bible
“Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua.”
“Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua. ”
“Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey to themselves, according to the word of Yahweh which he commanded Joshua.”
“And the children of Israel divided among them, the cattle and the prey of the city, as the Lord had commanded Joshua.”
“But the cattle and the goods from that town, Israel took for themselves, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua.”
“Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua.”
When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had chased them toward the wilderness(they all fell by the sword), all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.
Twelve thousand men and women died that day, including all the men of Ai.
Joshua kept holding out his curved sword until Israel had annihilated all who lived in Ai.
But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in keeping with the LORD’s orders to Joshua.
Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanently uninhabited mound(it remains that way to this very day).
He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones(it remains to this very day).
Covenant Renewal Then Joshua built an altar for the LORD God of Israel on Mount Ebal,