NET Bible
"Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanently uninhabited mound(it remains that way to this very day)."
— Joshua 8:28, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
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,
just as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded the Israelites. As described in the law scroll of Moses, it was made with uncut stones untouched by an iron tool. On it they offered burnt sacrifices to the LORD and sacrificed tokens of peace.