22. The Israelites in the city now came down to join the battle. So the men of Ai found themselves completely surrounded by Israelites, and they were all killed. No one got away, and no one lived through it
23. except the king of Ai. He was captured and taken to Joshua.
24. The Israelites killed every one of the enemy in the barren country where they had chased them. Then they went back to Ai and killed everyone there.
25-26. Joshua kept his spear pointed at Ai and did not put it down until every person there had been killed. The whole population of Ai was killed that day — 12,000 men and women.
27. The Israelites kept for themselves the livestock and goods captured in the city, as the Lord had told Joshua.
28. Joshua burnt Ai and left it in ruins. It is still like that today.