Joshua 8:26 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

²⁶ 1 As Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel, and it is written in the book of the law of Moses: an altar of unhewn stones which iron had not touched: and he offered upon it holocausts to the Lord, and immolated victims of peace offerings.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ For Joshua drew not back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ For Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

Common English Bible

²⁶ Joshua didn’t pull back the hand that was stretched out holding a dagger until he had wiped out the whole population of Ai as something reserved for God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ Truly Joshua did not draw back his hand, which he had stretched out on high, keeping hold of the shield until all the inhabitants of Ai were put to death.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁶ But Josue drew not back his hand, which he had stretched out on high, holding the shield, till all the inhabitants of Hai were slain.

Joshua 8:26 Cross References

Exodus 17:13

6 Because the hand of the throne of the Lord, and the war of the Lord shall be against Amalec, from generation to generation.

Deuteronomy 2:34

And the Lord said to me: Fear him not: because he is delivered into thy hand, with all his people and his land: and thou shalt do to him as thou hast done to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, that dwelt in Hesebon.

Joshua 8:18

3 And they took the king of the city of Hai alive, and brought him to Josue.

Joshua 9:3

But they said to Josue: We are thy servants. Josue said to them: Who are you? and whence came you?