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Joshua 8:23

What does Joshua 8:23 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 8:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But the king of Ai they made prisoner, and took him to Joshua.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the king of Ai they caught alive, and bring him near unto Joshua.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they took the king of the city of Hai alive and brought him to Joshua.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

Context

v.22And the others came forth out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

v.23This passage

v.24And 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 pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 8:29

    And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.

  • 1 Samuel 15:8

    And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

  • Joshua 10:17

    And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.

  • Revelation 19:20

    And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:

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