On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers #— #as they are today #— #for the community and for the Lord’s altar at the place he would choose.
Now King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and completely destroyed it, treating Ai and its king as he had Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them.