For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of A´i.
And Joshua discomfited Am´alek and his people with the edge of the sword.
And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward A´i; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to A´i,