Josué 8:8

8 Logo que tiverdes tomado a cidade, pôr-lhe-eis fogo, fazendo conforme a palavra do Senhor; olhai que vo-lo tenho mandado.

Josué 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 8:8

And it shall be, when ye have taken the city
Entered it and become masters of it:

[that] ye shall set the city on fire;
not the whole city, only some outlying houses of it, to make a smoke which might be seen both by Israel and the men of Ai, for different purposes; for the spoil of the city was first to be taken before it was utterly burnt with fire:

according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do;
plunder the city, destroy the inhabitants of it, and then burn it:

see I have commanded you;
delivered the command of the Lord unto them, and therefore were left without excuse, and could not plead ignorance; besides, he was their general, and he expected his orders to be obeyed, as they ought to have been.

Josué 8:8 In-Context

6 E eles sairão atrás de nós, até que os tenhamos afastado da cidade, pois dirão: Fogem diante de nós como dantes. Assim fugiremos diante deles;

7 e vós saireis da emboscada, e tomareis a cidade, porque o Senhor vosso Deus vo-la entregará nas maos.

8 Logo que tiverdes tomado a cidade, pôr-lhe-eis fogo, fazendo conforme a palavra do Senhor; olhai que vo-lo tenho mandado.

9 Assim Josué os enviou, e eles se foram � emboscada, colocando-se entre Betel e Ai, ao ocidente de Ai; porém Josué passou aquela noite no meio do povo.

10 Levantando-se Josué de madrugada, passou o povo em revista; então subiu, com os anciãos de Israel, adiante do povo contra Ai.