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23 But they took the king of Ai (heap of ruins) alive and brought him to Joshua (YHWH saves). 24 When Israel (he wrestles with God) had finished killing all the men of Ai (heap of ruins) 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. 25 A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai (heap of ruins). 26 Joshua (YHWH saves) did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction {cherem} all who lived in Ai (heap of ruins). 27 Israel (he wrestles with God) took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD {YHWH} had commanded Joshua (YHWH saves). 28 So Joshua (YHWH saves) burned Ai (heap of ruins) and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day. 29 He hung the king of Ai (heap of ruins) on a tree (He impaled the king of Ai on a pole) until evening, and at sunset Joshua (YHWH saves) commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day. Joshua 8:23-29, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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