Joshua 8:23
But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
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- 1 Sam 15:8 : 8 He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag’s people with the sword.
- Rev 19:20 : 20 Now the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf– signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
- Josh 8:29 : 29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones(it remains to this very day).
- Josh 10:17 : 17 Joshua was told,“The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
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- Josh 8:24-296 verses80%
24When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had chased them toward the wilderness(they all fell by the sword), all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.
25Twelve thousand men and women died that day, including all the men of Ai.
26Joshua kept holding out his curved sword until Israel had annihilated all who lived in Ai.
27But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in keeping with the LORD’s orders to Joshua.
28Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanently uninhabited mound(it remains that way to this very day).
29He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones(it remains to this very day).
- Josh 8:10-2213 verses80%
10Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered the army, and he and the leaders of Israel marched at the head of it to Ai.
11All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley.
12He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.
13The army was in position– the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into the middle of the valley.
14When the king of Ai saw Israel, they rushed to get up early. Then the men of the city went out to meet Israel in battle, he and all his people, at the meeting place near the rift valley. But he did not realize an ambush was waiting for him behind the city.
15Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them and they retreated along the way to the wilderness.
16All the reinforcements in Ai were ordered to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.
17No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.
18The LORD told Joshua,“Hold out toward Ai the curved sword in your hand, for I am handing the city over to you.” So Joshua held out toward Ai the curved sword in his hand.
19When he held out his hand, the men waiting in ambush rose up quickly from their place and attacked. They entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
20When the men of Ai turned around, they saw the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. In the meantime the men who were retreating to the wilderness turned against their pursuers.
21When 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.
22At 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.
- Josh 8:1-44 verses79%
1Israel Conquers Ai The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.
2Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”
3Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.
4He ordered them,“Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
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30The LORD handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel put the sword to all who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to its king what they had done to the king of Jericho.
- Josh 10:22-243 verses72%
22Joshua said,“Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings out of the cave to me.”
23They did as ordered; they brought the five kings out of the cave to him– the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him,“Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.
- Josh 7:23-242 verses72%
23They took it all from the middle of the tent, brought it to Joshua and all the Israelites, and placed it before the LORD.
24Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, ox, donkey, sheep, tent, and all that belonged to him and brought them up to the Valley of Disaster.
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1Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho and its king. He also heard how the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.
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39They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king what they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.
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9the king of Jericho(one), the king of Ai– located near Bethel–(one),
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3When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,
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2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai(which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them,“Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.
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28Joshua Launches a Southern Campaign 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.
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8The LORD handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.
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12Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.
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10At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time the leader of all these kingdoms.
- Josh 11:18-192 verses70%
18Joshua campaigned against these kings for quite some time.
19No city made peace with the Israelites(except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,
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26Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them
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2The LORD told Joshua,“See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.
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14The Israelites plundered all the goods of these cities and the cattle, but they totally destroyed all the people and allowed no one who breathed to live.
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14He said,“Capture them alive!” So they captured them alive and then executed all forty-two of them in the cistern at Beth Eked. He left no survivors.
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8When you capture the city, set it on fire in keeping with the Lord’s message. See, I have given you orders.”
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8He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag’s people with the sword.
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43Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.