For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he stretched out the spear until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
So Joshua overwhelmed and defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
At the same time we took all his cities and utterly destroyed every city—men, women and children. We left no survivor.
Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Reach out with the spear that is in your hand [and point it] toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand.” So Joshua reached out with the spear in his hand [and pointed it] toward the city.
But when the people of Gibeon [the Hivites] heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,