No hand shall touch them, but they shall be stoned or shot with arrows; whether animal or human being, they shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds a long blast, they may go up on the mountain.”
Judges 20:37 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The troops in ambush rushed quickly upon Gibeah. Then they put the whole city to the sword. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the men in ambush quickly rushed upon Gibeah, and the liers-in-wait moved out and smote all the city with the sword. American Standard Version (1901) And the liers-in-wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. Common English Bible Indeed, those in the ambush had dashed swiftly into Gibeah and killed all the people in the city with their swords. Catholic Public Domain Version And after they had risen up suddenly from hiding, and those of Benjamin had turned their backs to those who cut them down, they entered the city, and they struck it with the edge of the sword. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they that were in ambush arose on a sudden out of their coverts, and whilst Benjamin turned their backs to the slayers, went into the city, and smote it with the edge of the sword. |
No hand shall touch them, but they shall be stoned or shot with arrows; whether animal or human being, they shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds a long blast, they may go up on the mountain.”
When they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, as soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and all the people shall charge straight ahead.”
So they stationed the forces, the main encampment that was north of the city and its rear guard west of the city, and Joshua went that night into the valley.
When the king of Ai saw this, he and all his people, the inhabitants of the city, hurried out early in the morning to the meeting place facing the Arabah to meet Israel in battle, but he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, the troops in ambush rose quickly out of their place and rushed forward. They entered the city, took it, and at once set the city on fire.