Joshua 8:28
“And Ioshua burnt Ai, and made it an heape for euer, euen a desolation vnto this day.”
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Joshua 8:28 Context
26For Ioshua drew not his hand backe wherewith hee stretched out the speare, vntill he had vtterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27Onely the cattell, and the spoile of that city Israel tooke for a pray vnto themselues, according vnto the word of the Lord, which he commaunded Ioshua. 28And Ioshua burnt Ai, and made it an heape for euer, euen a desolation vnto this day. 29And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree vntil euentide: and assoone as the sunne was downe, Ioshua commaunded that they should take his carkeise downe from the tree, and cast it at the entring of the gate of the citie, and raise thereon a great heape of stones that remaineth vnto this day. 30¶ Then Ioshua built an Altar vnto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal,
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And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, [even] a desolation unto this day.
- King James Version
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation until this day.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So Joshua gave Ai to the flames, and made it a waste mass of stones for ever, as it is to this day.
- Basic English Bible
And Joshua burned Ai, and made it an everlasting heap of desolation to this day.
- Darby Bible
And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation to this day.
- Webster's Bible
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap forever, even a desolation, to this day.
- World English Bible
And Joshua burneth Ai, and maketh it a heap age-during -- a desolation unto this day;
- Youngs Literal Bible
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible