John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 8:23
And the king of Ai they took alive ,.... They spared him, and reserved him for a more shameful death: and brought him to Joshua ; their general; delivering him into his hands as his prisoner, to do will, him as seemed good in his sight. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 8:23-29
We have here an account of the improvement which the Israelites made of their victory over Ai. 1. They put all to the sword, not only in the field, but in the city, man, woman, and child, none of them remained, Josh. 8:24. God, the righteous Judge, had passed this sentence upon them for their wickedness, so that the Israelites were only the ministers of his justice and the executioners of his doom. Once in this story, and but once, mention is made of the men of Beth-el, as confederates with... read more