So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day. Cross References Deuteronomy 13:16 And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt. Joshua 8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day. Treasury of Scripture And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation to this day. an heap Deuteronomy 13:16 2 Kings 19:25 Isaiah 17:1 unto this day Joshua 4:9 |