Joshua 8:22

New English Translation

At the same time the men who had taken the city came out to fight, and the men of Ai were trapped in the middle. The Israelites struck them down, leaving no survivors or refugees.

Cross References

Job 20:5

that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

Deuteronomy 7:2

and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!

1 Thessalonians 5:3

Now when they are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.

Joshua 10:28

That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 6:21

They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city, including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.

Joshua 8:21

When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the city was going up in smoke, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.

Joshua 8:23

But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

Joshua 8:8

When you capture the city, set it on fire. Do as the Lord says! See, I have given you orders.”