Verse Comparison: Joshua 8:28
American Standard Version
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.
Amplified® Bible
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap of ruins for ever, even a desolation to this day.
Contemporary English Version
Joshua made sure every building in Ai was burned to the ground. He told his men to kill the king of Ai and hang his body on a tree. Then at sunset he told the Israelites to take down the body, throw it in the gateway of the town, and cover it with a big pile of rocks. Those rocks are still there, and the town itself has never been rebuilt.
Darby English Version
And Joshua burned Ai, and made it an everlasting heap of desolation to this day.
Good News Bible
Joshua burned Ai and left it in ruins. It is still like that today.
King James Version
And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
New American Standard Bible
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation until this day.
New International Version
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolate place to this day.
New King James Version
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation to this day.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation until this day.
Revised Standard Version
So Joshua burned Ai, and made it for ever a heap of ruins, as it is to this day.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua burneth Ai, and maketh it a heap age-during -- a desolation unto this day;
