- do to Ai:
- "And it came to pass,¹ when Israelª had made an endª° of slayingª°¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Aiª in the field,ª in the wildernessª wherein¹ they chasedª° them, and when they were all¹ fallenª° on the edgeª of the sword,ª until¹ they were consumed,ª° that all¹ the Israelitesª returnedª° unto Ai,ª and smoteª° it with the edgeª of the sword.ª" {Jsh 8:24} + "And Joshuaª burntª°¹ Ai,ª and madeª° it an heapª for ever,ª [even] a desolationª unto¹ this¹ day.ª ... And the kingª of Aiª he hangedª° on¹ a treeª until¹ eventide:ªª and as soon as the sunª was down,ª° Joshuaª commandedª° that they should take²° his carcase² downª°¹¹ from¹ the tree,ª and castª° it at¹ the enteringª of the gateª of the city,ª and raiseª° thereon¹ a greatª heapª of stones,ª [that remaineth] unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Jsh 8:28-29}. See note on "And they utterly destroyedª°¹ all¹ that¹ [was] in the city,ª both manª¹ and woman,ª youngª¹ and old,ª and ox,ª and sheep,ª and ass,ª with the edgeª of the sword.ª" {Jsh 6:21}, see note on "Now it came to pass,¹ when Adonizedekª kingª of Jerusalemª had heardª° howª Joshuaª had takenª°¹ Ai,ª and had utterly destroyedª° it; as¹ he had doneª° to Jerichoª and her king,ª so¹ he had doneª° to Aiª and her king;ª and how¹ the inhabitantsª° of Gibeonª had made peaceª° with¹ Israel,ª and were¹ amongª them;" {Jsh 10:1}, see note on "And that¹ dayª Joshuaª tookª° Makkedah,ª and smoteª° it with the edgeª of the sword,ª and the kingª thereof he utterly destroyed,ª° them, and all¹ the soulsª that¹ [were] therein; he letª° none¹ remain:ª and he didª° to the kingª of Makkedahª as¹ he didª° unto the kingª of Jericho.ª" {Jsh 10:28}, and see note on "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ me, Fearª° him not:¹ for¹ I will deliverª° him, and all¹ his people,ª and his land,ª into thy hand;ª and thou shalt doª° unto him as¹ thou didstª° unto Sihonª kingª of the Amorites,ª which¹ dweltª° at Heshbon.ª" {Deu 3:2}.
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