¹⁶ The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!^(A)

²⁴ He will give their kings^(A) into your hand,^(B) and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you;^(C) you will destroy them.^(D)

Ai Destroyed

8 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid;^(A) do not be discouraged.^(B) Take the whole army^(C) with you, and go up and attack Ai.^(D) For I have delivered^(E) into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land.