Joshua 8:8 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

⁸ Then set it on fire, as the Lord has told us to do. Those are your orders,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ When you have taken the city, you shall set it afire; as the Lord commanded, you shall do. See, I have commanded you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of Jehovah shall ye do: see, I have commanded you.

Common English Bible

⁸ As soon as you seize the city, set it on fire. Act according to the LORD’s word. Indeed, I have given you an order!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And when you have seized it, set it on fire. And you shall do all that I have ordered."

Joshua 8:8 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 13:28

But he told his servants, “Keep an eye on Amnon. When he gets a little drunk from the wine and is feeling relaxed, I'll give the signal. Then kill him! I've commanded you to do it, so don't be afraid. Be strong and brave.”

Deuteronomy 20:16

Whenever you capture towns in the land the Lord your God is giving you, be sure to kill all the people and animals.

Joshua 1:16

The men answered: We'll cross the Jordan River and help our relatives. We'll fight anywhere you send us.

Joshua 1:9

I've commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't ever be afraid or discouraged! I am the Lord your God, and I will be there to help you wherever you go.

Joshua 8:13

Now all his troops were in place. Part of the army was in the camp to the north of Ai, and the others were hiding to the west, ready to make a surprise attack. That night, Joshua went into the valley.

Joshua 8:22

Meanwhile, the other Israelite soldiers had come from the town and attacked the men of Ai from the rear. The Israelites captured the king of Ai and brought him to Joshua. They also chased the rest of the men of Ai into the desert and killed them. The Israelite army went back to Ai and killed everyone there.

Joshua 8:28

Joshua made sure every building in Ai was burned to the ground. He told his men to kill the king of Ai and hang his body on a tree. Then at sunset he told the Israelites to take down the body, throw it in the gateway of the town, and cover it with a big pile of rocks. Those rocks are still there, and the town itself has never been rebuilt.

Joshua 8:7

you come out of hiding. The Lord our God will help you capture the town.

Joshua 8:9

now go! The 30,000 soldiers went to a place on the west side of Ai, between Ai and Bethel, where they could hide and wait to attack. That night, Joshua stayed in camp with the rest of the army.

Judges 4:6

One day, Barak the son of Abinoam was in Kedesh in Naphtali, and Deborah sent word for him to come and talk with her. When he arrived, she said: I have a message for you from the Lord God of Israel! You are to get together an army of 10,000 men from the Naphtali and Zebulun tribes and lead them to Mount Tabor.