Joshua 8:27

27 Israel plundered only the cattle and spoil of that city for themselves, according to the Lord's command that He had given Joshua.

Joshua 8:27 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 8:27

Only the cattle, and the spoil of the city, Israel took for a
prey unto themselves
Even all their substance, as besides their cattle, also their gold, silver, household goods, merchandise

according unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua,
( Joshua 8:2 ) .

Joshua 8:27 In-Context

25 The total of those who fell that day, both men and women, was 12,000-all the people of Ai.

26 Joshua did not draw back his hand that was holding the sword until all the inhabitants of Ai were completely destroyed.

27 Israel plundered only the cattle and spoil of that city for themselves, according to the Lord's command that He had given Joshua.

28 Joshua burned Ai and left it a permanent ruin, desolate to this day.

29 He hung [the body of] the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and put a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day.