Joshua 8:24-35 - A Review Of The Fighting
24 When Israel finished slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai, and killed it with the edge of the sword. 25 Twelve thousand men and women of Ai were killed that day. 26 Joshua did not withdraw his hand. He stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27 Israel took the cattle and the spoil of that city for preys for themselves, according to the word Jehovah commanded Joshua.
28 Joshua burnt Ai and made it a heap forever, even desolation to this day. 29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening. As soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they take his carcass down from the tree and throw it at the entering gate of the city. They raised a large pile of rocks over it that is there to this day.
30 Then Joshua built an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel on mount Ebal, 31 As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the Law of Moses, an altar of whole stones that have not been cut by any iron tool. They offered offerings to Jehovah, and sacrificed peace offerings. 32 He wrote upon the stones a copy of the Law of Moses. He did this in the presence of the children of Israel. 33 All Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on both sides of the Ark before the priests. The Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; Half of the people stood on Mount Gerizim. And half of them stood on Mount Ebal. As Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34 Afterward he read all the words of the Law, the blessings and cursing, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.