- as he had:
- "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} + "And thou shalt doª° to Aiª and her kingª as¹ thou didstª° unto Jerichoª and her king:ª only¹ the spoilª thereof, and the cattleª thereof, shall ye take for a preyª° unto yourselves: layª° thee an ambushª° for the cityª behindª¹ it." {Jsh 8:2} + "And the otherª issued outª° of¹ the cityª againstª° them; so they were¹ in the midstª of Israel,ª some¹ on this side,¹¹ and some¹ on that side:¹¹ and they smoteª° them, so¹ that² they let²° none¹ of them remain²¹ or escape.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 8:22-29}
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