◄ Joshua 8:26 ►
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New Revised Standard Version
For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the sword, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

New American Bible
Joshua kept the javelin in his hand stretched out until he had carried out the ban on all the inhabitants of Ai.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Joshua drew not back his hand, which he had stretched out on high, holding the shield, till all the inhabitants of Hai were slain.

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But Joshua drew not back his hand, which he had stretched out on high, holding the shield, till all the inhabitants of Hai were slain.

Joshua 8:18 The Lord said to Joshua: Lift up the shield that is in thy hand, towards the city of Hai, for I will deliver it to thee.

) and continued in this employment, by holding up or extending his spear, during the whole of the battle; and did not slacken from the pursuit till the forces of Ai were utterly discomfited. Some commentators, however, understand this action in a figurative sense, like the holding up of Moses' hands, as if it implied that Joshua continued in prayer for the success of his troops, nor ceased till the armies of Ai were annihilated, and the city taken and destroyed.

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Joshua 8:18 The Lord said to Joshua: Lift up the shield that is in thy hand, towards the city of Hai, for I will deliver it to thee.

Exodus 17:11,12 And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel overcame; but if he let them down a little, Amalec overcame. . . .

Context
The Conquest of Ai
…25And the number of them that fell that day, both of men and women, was twelve thousand persons, all of the city of Hai. 26But Joshua drew not back his hand, which he had stretched out on high, holding the shield, till all the inhabitants of Hai were slain.27And the children of Israel divided among them, the cattle and the prey of the city, as the Lord had commanded Joshua.…
Cross References
Exodus 17:11
And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel overcame; but if he let them down a little, Amalec overcame.

Exodus 17:12
And Moses's hands were heavy: so they took a stone, and put under him, and he sat on it: and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands on both sides. And it came to pass, that his hands were not weary until sunset.

Joshua 8:18
The Lord said to Joshua: Lift up the shield that is in thy hand, towards the city of Hai, for I will deliver it to thee.

Joshua 8:25
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