Then the men of Benjamin saw that they had lost the battle. The men of Israel had moved away from their positions in front of Benjamin. They had depended on the men they had hidden near Gibeah.

于是便雅悯人知道自己败了。先是以色列人；因为靠着在基比亚前所设的伏兵，就在便雅悯人面前诈败。

便雅悯人看到自己战败了。以色列人因为信任在基比亚前所设的伏兵，就在便雅悯人面前假装撤退。

便雅悯人看到自己战败了。以色列人因为信任在基比亚前所设的伏兵，就在便雅悯人面前假装撤退。

便雅悯人这才意识到自己战败了。原来以色列人在便雅悯人面前诈败，因为他们已在基比亚附近设下伏兵。

这样，便雅悯人就看出自己被击败了。原来以色列人倚靠在基比亚前面设下的伏兵，就对便雅悯人诈败。

於是便雅憫人知道自己敗了。先是以色列人；因為靠着在基比亞前所設的伏兵，就在便雅憫人面前詐敗。

便雅憫人看到自己戰敗了。以色列人因為信任在基比亞前所設的伏兵，就在便雅憫人面前假裝撤退。

便雅憫人看到自己戰敗了。以色列人因為信任在基比亞前所設的伏兵，就在便雅憫人面前假裝撤退。

便雅憫人這才意識到自己戰敗了。原來以色列人在便雅憫人面前詐敗，因為他們已在基比亞附近設下伏兵。

這樣，便雅憫人就看出自己被擊敗了。原來以色列人倚靠在基比亞前面設下的伏兵，就對便雅憫人詐敗。

這樣，便雅憫人就看出自己已被擊敗了。先是以色列人因為倚靠對基比亞所設的伏兵，就對便雅憫讓讓步。

便雅憫人乃自知敗北、初、以色列人恃有伏兵在基比亞、故暫避便雅憫人、

於是便雅憫族為以色列族所敗、初以色列族恃其庇亞之旁、預有伏兵、故暫避之、

於是便雅憫人自知戰敗、先是以色列人因恃基比亞旁所設之伏兵、暫退避於便雅憫人前、

Then the Benjamites saw that they were beaten. Now the men of Israel had given way before Benjamin, because they relied on the ambush they had set near Gibeah.

So the people of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten. The Israelites had retreated from Benjamin’s warriors in order to give those hiding in ambush more room to maneuver against Gibeah.

Then the Benjaminites realized they had been defeated. The men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin, because they were confident in the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. When the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah,

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel had given ground to the Benjamites, because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten; for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted unto the liers- in- wait whom they had set against Gibeah.

Then the Benjaminites realized they had been defeated. The men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin, because they were confident in the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated. The Israelites retreated before Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck, for the men of Israel yielded to Benjamin because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.

Joshua and all his men let the men of Ai drive them back. The Israelites ran away toward the desert.All the men of Ai were called out to chase them. They chased Joshua. So they were drawn away from the city.Not even one man remained in Ai or Bethel. All of them went out to chase Israel. When they did, they left the city wide open.Then the Lord said to Joshua,“ Hold out toward Ai the javelin that is in your hand. I will give the city to you.” So Joshua held out toward the city the javelin in his hand.As soon as he did, the men hiding behind the city got up quickly. They came out of their hiding places and rushed forward. They entered the city and captured it. They quickly set it on fire.The men of Ai looked back. They saw smoke rising up from the city into the sky. But they couldn’t escape in any direction. The Israelites had been running away toward the desert. But now they turned around to face those chasing them.Joshua and all his men saw that the men who had been hiding behind the city had captured it. They also saw that smoke was going up from it. So they turned around and attacked the men of Ai.The men who had set Ai on fire came out of the city. They also fought against the men of Ai. So the men of Ai were caught in the middle. The army of Israel was on both sides of them. Israel struck them down. They didn’t let anyone remain alive or get away.But they captured the king of Ai alive. They brought him to Joshua.Israel finished killing all the men of Ai. They destroyed them in the fields and in the desert where they had chased them. They struck down every one of them with their swords. Then all the Israelites returned to Ai. And they killed those who were left in it.The total number of men and women they killed that day was 12,000. The Israelites put to death all the people of Ai.Joshua continued to hold out his javelin toward Ai. He didn’t lower his hand until he and his men had totally destroyed everyone who lived there.But this time Israel kept for themselves the livestock and everything else they had taken from the city. The Lord had directed Joshua to let them do it.So Joshua burned down Ai. He tore it down so it could never be built again. It has been deserted to this very day.Joshua killed the king of Ai. He stuck a pole through the body. Then he set it up where people could see it. He left it there until evening. At sunset, Joshua ordered his men to remove the body from the pole. He told them to throw the body down at the entrance of the city gate. They put a large pile of rocks over the body. That pile is still there to this day.