Joshua 8:23

And the king of 'Ai they caught alive, and brought him to Joshua.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

In Context

22And the others issued out of the city against them; so that the Israelites had them in the middle, some on this side, and some on that side; and they smote them, until there was not left of them one that remained or escaped.

24And it came to pass, that, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of 'Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they had pursued them, and when they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, All the Israelites returned unto 'Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

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Cross References

Joshua 10:17And it was told to Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.

1 Samuel 15:8And he caught Agag the king of the 'Amalekites alive, and all the people he devoted to the edge of the sword.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 8:4-23

3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out… Read the whole commentary →

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