Adoni zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured and completely destroyed Ai and killed its king, just as he had destroyed the town of Jericho and killed its king. He also learned that the Gibeonites had made peace with Israel and were now their allies.

耶路撒冷王亚多尼洗德听见约书亚夺了艾城，尽行毁灭，怎样待耶利哥和耶利哥的王，也照样待艾城和艾城的王，又听见基遍的居民与以色列人立了和约，住在他们中间，

耶路撒冷王亚多尼‧洗德听见约书亚夺了艾城，彻底毁灭，处置艾城和艾城的王像处置耶利哥和耶利哥的王一样，又听见基遍的居民与以色列人立了和约，住在他们中间，

耶路撒冷王亚多尼‧洗德听见约书亚夺了艾城，彻底毁灭，处置艾城和艾城的王像处置耶利哥和耶利哥的王一样，又听见基遍的居民与以色列人立了和约，住在他们中间，

耶路撒冷王亚多尼·洗德听说约书亚夺取并毁灭了艾城，像对付耶利哥和耶利哥王一样对付艾城和艾城的王，又听说基遍人已经跟以色列人立了盟约，住在他们中间，

耶路撒冷王亚多尼．洗德听见约书亚占领了艾城，把城完全毁灭，约书亚怎样对待耶利哥和耶利哥的王，也照样对待艾城和艾城的王；又听见基遍的居民已经与以色列人议和，并可以住在这地，

耶路撒冷王亞多尼‧洗德聽見約書亞奪了艾城，盡行毀滅，怎樣待耶利哥和耶利哥的王，也照樣待艾城和艾城的王，又聽見基遍的居民與以色列人立了和約，住在他們中間，

耶路撒冷王亞多尼‧洗德聽見約書亞奪了艾城，徹底毀滅，處置艾城和艾城的王像處置耶利哥和耶利哥的王一樣，又聽見基遍的居民與以色列人立了和約，住在他們中間，

耶路撒冷王亞多尼‧洗德聽見約書亞奪了艾城，徹底毀滅，處置艾城和艾城的王像處置耶利哥和耶利哥的王一樣，又聽見基遍的居民與以色列人立了和約，住在他們中間，

耶路撒冷王亞多尼·洗德聽說約書亞奪取並毀滅了艾城，像對付耶利哥和耶利哥王一樣對付艾城和艾城的王，又聽說基遍人已經跟以色列人立了盟約，住在他們中間，

耶路撒冷王亞多尼．洗德聽見約書亞佔領了艾城，把城完全毀滅，約書亞怎樣對待耶利哥和耶利哥的王，也照樣對待艾城和艾城的王；又聽見基遍的居民已經與以色列人議和，並可以住在這地，

耶路撒冷王亞多尼洗德聽說約書亞攻取了艾城，將城盡行毁滅歸神，說他怎樣處置耶利哥和耶利哥王，也怎樣處置艾城和艾王；又聽說基遍的居民怎樣跟以色列人講和，立了約而住在他們中間，

耶路撒冷王亞多尼洗德、聞約書亞取艾盡滅之、待艾與王、如昔之待耶利哥及其王然、亦聞基遍居民與以色列人修好、而處其中、

耶路撒冷王、亞多尼西特聞約書亞取埃而盡滅之、如昔伐耶利哥及其王、今伐埃與其王然、亦聞基遍民與以色列族修好、而居其中。

耶路撒冷王亞多尼洗德、聞約書亞取艾而盡滅之、待艾與其王、如昔待耶利哥與其王然、亦聞基遍人與以色列人立和約、而居以色列人之中、

Now Adoni- Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies.

Adoni- Zedek was the king of Jerusalem. He heard that Joshua had captured Ai. He found out that the city had been set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. He heard that Joshua had done to Ai and its king the same thing he had done to Jericho and its king. Adoni- Zedek heard that the people of Gibeon had made a peace treaty with Israel. He also found out that they were living among the Israelites.

As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,

Now King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and completely destroyed it, treating Ai and its king as he had Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them.

Now it came about when Adoni zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and had utterly destroyed it( just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were within their land,

Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it— as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king— and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,

Now it came to pass, when Adoni- zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it( as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king), and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and completely destroyed it, treating Ai and its king as he had Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them.

Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho and its king. He also heard how the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Now when Adoni- Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,

They completely destroyed everything in it with their swords— men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, goats, and donkeys.

And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine.

Meanwhile, the Israelites who were inside the town came out and attacked the enemy from the rear. So the men of Ai were caught in the middle, with Israelite fighters on both sides. Israel attacked them, and not a single person survived or escaped.Only the king of Ai was taken alive and brought to Joshua.When the Israelite army finished chasing and killing all the men of Ai in the open fields, they went back and finished off everyone inside.So the entire population of Ai, including men and women, was wiped out that day— 12,000 in all.For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed.Only the livestock and the treasures of the town were not destroyed, for the Israelites kept these as plunder for themselves, as the Lord had commanded Joshua.So Joshua burned the town of Ai, and it became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day.Joshua impaled the king of Ai on a sharpened pole and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body, as Joshua commanded, and threw it in front of the town gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today.

You will destroy them as you destroyed Jericho and its king. But this time you may keep the plunder and the livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the town.”

No one in this region made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites of Gibeon. All the others were defeated.For the Lord hardened their hearts and caused them to fight the Israelites. So they were completely destroyed without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath.Three days after making the treaty, they learned that these people actually lived nearby!The Israelites set out at once to investigate and reached their towns in three days. The names of these towns were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath jearim.But the Israelites did not attack the towns, for the Israelite leaders had made a vow to them in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. The people of Israel grumbled against their leaders because of the treaty.But the leaders replied,“ Since we have sworn an oath in the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel, we cannot touch them.This is what we must do. We must let them live, for divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath.Let them live.” So they made them woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community, as the Israelite leaders directed.Joshua called together the Gibeonites and said,“ Why did you lie to us? Why did you say that you live in a distant land when you live right here among us?May you be cursed! From now on you will always be servants who cut wood and carry water for the house of my God.”They replied,“ We did it because we— your servants— were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded his servant Moses to give you this entire land and to destroy all the people living in it. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you. That is why we have done this.Now we are at your mercy— do to us whatever you think is right.”So Joshua did not allow the people of Israel to kill them.But that day he made the Gibeonites the woodcutters and water carriers for the community of Israel and for the altar of the Lord— wherever the Lord would choose to build it. And that is what they do to this day.

This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him.