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Selected Verse: Joshua 8:24 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jos 8:24 |
King James |
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword--the women, children, and old persons left behind, amounting, in all, to twelve thousand people [Jos 8:25]. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Smote it - That is, the inhabitants of it, the men, who through age or infirmity were unfit for war, and the women, Jos 8:25. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. - This must refer to the women, children, and old persons, left behind; for it is likely that all the effective men had sallied out when they imagined the Israelites had fled. See Jos 8:16. |
25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
16 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.