Joshua 8:24

New International Reader's Version

Israel finished killing all the men of Ai. They destroyed them in the fields and in the desert where they had chased them. They struck down every one of them with their swords. Then all the Israelites returned to Ai. And they killed those who were left in it.

Cross References

Numbers 21:24

But Israel put him to death with their swords. They took over his land. They took everything from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River. But they didn’t take over any of the land of the Ammonites. That’s because the Ammonites had built strong forts along their border.

Joshua 8:23

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

Joshua 8:25

The total number of men and women they killed that day was 12,000. The Israelites put to death all the people of Ai.

Judges 20:42

So they ran away from the men of Israel. They ran toward the desert. But they couldn’t escape the battle. Other Israelites came out of the towns. There they struck down the men of Benjamin.