For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he reached out with the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
So we captured all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women, and children of every city. We left no survivor.
Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Reach out with the sword that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand it over to you.” So Joshua reached out with the sword that was in his hand toward the city.
The inhabitants of Gibeon also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,