Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
The Total Number
Commentators explain that the 12,000 casualties represent the total population associated with Ai, including men, women, and likely refugees from the nearby town of Bethel. John Gill notes this number confirms the initial scouting report that Ai was not a large city. The figure emphasizes the complete nature of the judgment.
See 2 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Joshua
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
3
John Calvin
On Joshua 8:25
16th Century
Theologian
And so it was that all that fell that day, etc. The meaning is not that all the killed were inhabitants of Ai, but that all who lived in i…
John Gill
On Joshua 8:25
17th Century
Pastor
And [so] it was, [that] all that fell that day
Partly in the city, and partly in the field, both by the ambush and t…
Matthew Henry
On Joshua 8:23–29
17th Century
Minister
God, the righteous Judge, had sentenced the Canaanites for their wickedness; the Israelites only executed his doom. None of their conduct can be dr…