Joshua 8:24

8:24 When Israel had finished killing all the men ¹  of Ai who had chased them toward the desert ²  (they all fell by the sword), ³  all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.

Joshua 24:31

24:31 Israel worshiped ⁴  the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. ⁵  These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel. ⁶ 

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¹ tn Heb “residents.”

² tn Heb “in the field, in the desert in which they chased them.”

³ tc Heb “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed.” The LXX omits the words, “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword.” They may represent a later scribal addition.

⁴ tn Or “served.”

⁵ tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived him.”

⁶ tn Heb “who knew all the work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.”