8:19 When he held out his hand, the men waiting in ambush rose up quickly from their place and attacked. 1 They entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
Joshua 8:26
8:26 Joshua kept holding out his curved sword until Israel had annihilated all who lived in Ai. 2
1 tnHeb “and ran.”
2 tnHeb “Joshua did not draw back his hand which held out the curved sword until he had annihilated all the residents of Ai.”