1 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear and do not be dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. 15 And Joshua ymade peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them. uFor we have heard a report of him, and all that he did in Egypt, Take all your fighting men and attack Ai, for I have given you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land. 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near bBeth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” And the men went up and spied out Ai. 4 they on their part acted with cunning and went and made ready provisions and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended, 38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to sDebir and fought against it Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. 8 And the Lord said to Joshua, f “Do not fear and do not be dismayed. 1 Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. 2  And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did h to Jericho and its king. 24 And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. 29 (S)And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. iFor thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” 2 And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did h to Jericho and its king. 14 And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. Red Letter. 3 So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have delivered into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land. Audio Bible - ESV Bible / Audio Bible / English Standard Version / Joshua / Joshua 8; Share Tweet. 23 But the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him near to Joshua. 19 And the men in the ambush rose quickly out of their place, and as soon as he had stretched out his hand, they ran and entered the city and captured it. Joshua 8. 11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, ‘Take provisions in your hand for the journey and go to meet them and say to them, “We are your servants. 17 And the city and all that is within it shall be ndevoted to the Lord for destruction.2 Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she ohid the messengers whom we sent. 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and icut off our name from the earth. And Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out by night. Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. 2And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. 17 And he brought near the clans of Judah, and the clan of the uZerahites was taken. aNow their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. 6 Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. The Fall of Ai Joshua 8. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, (AC)and the women, and the little ones, and (AD)the sojourners who lived[c] among them. 27 ySo the Lord was with Joshua, and zhis fame was in all the land. And they brought them up to the zValley of Achor. 20 This we will do to them: let them live, lest bwrath be upon us, cbecause of the oath that we swore to them.” 1 And the Lord said to Joshua, f "Do not fear and do not be dismayed. 8 And just as Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them. See, (B)I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly. 2 And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did h to Jericho and its king. 2 And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. 22 And the others came out from the city against them, so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side. For qit has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.” See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land. 6 And they went to Joshua in pthe camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant country, so now make a covenant with us.” 6:21 to Jericho and its king. He left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction and every person in it. 16 So all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and as they pursued Joshua they (M)were drawn away from the city. 32 And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on bthe stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. 5 and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. 1:21; 7:18; 31:8 “Do not fear and do not be dismayed. 5 Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, rgathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it. 8 And the Lord said to Joshua, f “Do not fear and do not be dismayed. 30 At that time Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, aon Mount Ebal, For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good suc... Read verse in English Standard Version 8 And as soon as you have taken the city, you shall set the city on fire. 4 Seven priests shall bear seven htrumpets of irams’ horns before the ark. 15 And Joshua and all Israel qpretended to be beaten before them and fled in the direction of the wilderness. Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor.4, 8 And the Lord said to Joshua, f“Do not fear and do not be dismayed. 33 And all Israel, csojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests dwho carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, ejust as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel. 14 And as soon as the king of Ai saw this, he and all his people, the men of the city, hurried and went out early to the appointed place1 toward othe Arabah to meet Israel in battle. 7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and tall the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to rHebron. 18 But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel pa thing for destruction and qbring trouble upon it. 28 As for lMakkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. (T)And at sunset Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city and (U)raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day. 24 When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the edge of the sword. And the tribe that the Lord takes by lot shall come near by clans. They left the city open and pursued Israel. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you remain ready. 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