1 The Lordsaid to Joshua, "Take all the soldiers with you and go on up to Ai. Don’t be afraid or discouraged. I will give you victory over the king of Ai; his people, city, and land will be yours. 2 You are to do to Aiand its king what you did to Jerichoand its king, but this time you may keep its goods and livestock for yourselves. Prepare to attack the city by surprise from the rear."
3 So Joshuagot ready to go to Aiwith all his soldiers. He picked out thirty thousand of his best troops and sent them out at night 4 with these orders: "Hide on the other side of the city, but not too far away from it; be ready to attack. 5 My men and I will approach the city. When the men of Aicome out against us, we will turn and run, just as we did the first time. 6 They will pursue us until we have led them away from the city. They will think that we are running from them, as we did before. 7 Then you will come out of hiding and capture the city. The Lordyour God will give it to you. 8 After you have taken the city, set it on fire, just as the Lordhas commanded. These are your orders." 9 So Joshuasent them out, and they went to their hiding place and waited there, west of Ai, between Aiand Bethel. Joshuaspent the night in camp.
10 Early in the morning Joshuagot up and called the soldiers together. Then he and the leaders of Israel led them to Ai. 11 The soldiers with him went toward the main entrance to the city and set up camp on the north side, with a valley between themselves and Ai. 12 He took about five thousand men and put them in hiding west of the city, between Aiand Bethel. 13 The soldiers were arranged for battle with the main camp north of the city and the rest of the men to the west. Joshuaspent the night in the valley. 14 When the king of Aisaw Joshua’s men, he acted quickly. He and all his men went out toward the Jordan Valleyto fight the Israelites at the same place as before, not knowing that he was about to be attacked from the rear. 15 Joshuaand his men pretended that they were retreating, and ran away toward the barren country. 16 All the men in the city had been called together to go after them, and as they pursued Joshua, they kept getting farther away from the city. 17 Every man in Ai8.17: One ancient translation Ai; Hebrew Ai and Bethel.went after the Israelites, and the city was left wide open, with no one to defend it.
18 Then the Lordsaid to Joshua, "Point your spear at Ai; I am giving it to you." Joshuadid as he was told, 19 and as soon as he lifted his hand, the men who had been hiding got up quickly, ran into the city and captured it. They immediately set the city on fire. 20 When the men of Ailooked back, they saw the smoke rising to the sky. There was no way for them to escape, because the Israelites who had run toward the barren country now turned around to attack them. 21 When Joshuaand his men saw that the others had taken the city and that it was on fire, they turned around and began killing the men of Ai. 22 The Israelites in the city now came down to join the battle. So the men of Aifound themselves completely surrounded by Israelites, and they were all killed. No one got away, and no one lived through it 23 except the king of Ai. He was captured and taken to Joshua.
24 The Israelites killed every one of the enemy in the barren country where they had chased them. Then they went back to Aiand killed everyone there. 25,26 Joshuakept his spear pointed at Aiand did not put it down until every person there had been killed. The whole population of Aiwas killed that day—twelve thousand men and women. 27 The Israelites kept for themselves the livestock and goods captured in the city, as the Lordhad told Joshua. 28 Joshuaburned Aiand left it in ruins. It is still like that today. 29 He hanged the king of Aifrom a tree and left his body there until evening. At sundown Joshuagave orders for the body to be removed, and it was thrown down at the entrance to the city gate. They covered it with a huge pile of stones, which is still there today.
The Law Is Read at Mount Ebal
30 Dt 27.2-8Then Joshuabuilt on Mount Ebalan altar to the Lord, the God of Israel. 31 Ex 20.25He made it according to the instructions that Moses, the Lord's servant, had given the Israelites, as it says in the Law of Moses: "an altar made of stones which have not been cut with iron tools." On it they offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord, and they also presented their fellowship offerings. 32 There, with the Israelites looking on, Joshua made on the stones8.32: the stones; or stones.a copy of the Law which Moseshad written. 33 Dt 11.29;27.11-14The Israelites, with their leaders, officers, and judges, as well as the foreigners among them, stood on two sides of the Lord's Covenant Box, facing the levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood with their backs to Mount Gerizimand the other half with their backs to Mount Ebal. The Lord's servant Moseshad commanded them to do this when the time came for them to receive the blessing. 34 Joshua then read aloud the whole Law, including the blessings and the curses, just as they are written in the book of the Law. 35 Every one of the commandments of Moseswas read by Joshuato the whole gathering, which included women and children, as well as the foreigners living among them.
Pessoa
Tribo de Ephraim
Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁעַyəhoshuaἸησοῦIēsoû
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
The Arabah is the region east of the Jordan, in the wilderness, where Moses spoke to all Israel, opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab (Deuteronomy 1:1).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Ai is the city east of Bethel whose men killed thirty-six Israelites and which Joshua later captured with an ambush, destroying all who lived there (Joshua 8:26).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Mount Ebal is the mountain where Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel. Moses commanded that plastered stones be set up there and that six tribes pronounce the curses (Joshua 8:30).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Mount Gerizim is the mountain in front of which half of Israel stood, and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, for the people to be blessed, as Moses had commanded (Joshua 8:33).
Mount Ebal is the mountain where Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel. Moses commanded that plastered stones be set up there and that six tribes pronounce the curses (Joshua 8:30).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).