For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
Joshua 8:27 - Tree of Life Version Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took as their plunder, according to the word of Adonai which He had commanded Joshua. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as booty for themselves, according to the word of the Lord which He commanded Joshua. American Standard Version (1901) Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua. Common English Bible However, Israel did take the cattle and other booty of that city as plunder for themselves, in agreement with the command that the LORD had given Joshua. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the sons of Israel divided among themselves the cattle and the plunder of the city, just as the Lord had instructed Joshua. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Israel divided among them the cattle and the prey of the city, as the Lord had commanded Josue. |
For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
“Count the total spoil from the captive people and animals—you, Eleazar the kohen and the princes of the fathers of the community.
Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’
But all the livestock and the spoils of the cities we took as plunder for ourselves.
So they came out, they and all their armies with them, a multitude with as many people as the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.
Then you will do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king—except you will take its spoil and its cattle as plunder for yourselves. Set an ambush for the city behind it.”
So Joshua burnt Ai and made it a permanent heap of desolation to this day.