Joshua 8:28-30
Names of God Bible
28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it a deserted mound of ruins.[a] It is still in ruins today.
29 Joshua hung the king of Ai’s dead body on a pole and left him there until evening. When the sun went down, Joshua gave the order to take his body down. They threw it in the entrance of the city and made a large pile of stones over it. That pile is still there today.
The Lord Renews His Promise with Israel
30 At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to Yahweh Elohim of Israel.
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- Joshua 8:28 Ai means “ruins.”
Joshua 8:28-30
New International Version
28 So Joshua burned(A) Ai[a](B) and made it a permanent heap of ruins,(C) a desolate place to this day.(D) 29 He impaled the body of the king of Ai on a pole and left it there until evening. At sunset,(E) Joshua ordered them to take the body from the pole and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And they raised a large pile of rocks(F) over it, which remains to this day.
The Covenant Renewed at Mount Ebal
30 Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal(G) an altar(H) to the Lord, the God of Israel,
Footnotes
- Joshua 8:28 Ai means the ruin.
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