American King James Version
"And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation to this day. "
— Joshua 8:28, American King James Version
“And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.”
“So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day. ”
“So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap forever, even a desolation, to this day.”
“Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanently uninhabited mound(it remains that way to this very day).”
“And he burnt the city, and made it a heap forever:”
“So Joshua gave Ai to the flames, and made it a waste mass of stones for ever, as it is to this day.”
“And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.”
And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
For Joshua drew not his hand back, with which he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey to themselves, according to the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation to this day.
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remains to this day. ¶
Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man has lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings to the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings. ¶