Joshua 8:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.”
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BSBPD
“But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and the king of Ai they caught alive, and bring him near unto Joshua.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Joshua 8:23 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 8:29He 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.
- Joshua 10:17And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
- Joshua 10:22Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
- 1 Samuel 15:8He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.
- Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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