Joshua 8:26 meaning and explanation
Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.
Joshua 8:26, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua keeps his battle lance raised from the moment God promised the city into his hand until the destruction of Ai is finished. The Hebrew verb haram means to set something apart irrevocably for God, and here it means the whole population was placed under that ban.
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