For Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the sword.
At that time we captured all his towns, and in each town we utterly destroyed men, women, and children. We left not a single survivor.
Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Stretch out the sword that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand.” And Joshua stretched out the sword that was in his hand toward the city.
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,