SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:28
Y Josué quemó a Hai y la redujo a un montón perpetuo, asolado hasta hoy.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 8:28
Verse 28. Unto this day.] This last clause was probably added by a later hand.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 28. And Joshua burnt Ai , etc.] The whole city, fire being only set before to a few houses, to make a smoke as a signal; he did with it as he had done with Jericho, for so he was ordered, ( Joshua 8:2); and made it an heap for ever ; that is, for a long time, for it appears to have been rebuilt, and to have been inhabited by the Jews, after their return from their Babylonish captivity, ( Nehemiah 11:31); [even] a desolation unto this day ; to the time of the writing of this book; and by what has been just observed, it appears that Ezra could not be the writer of it, since this city was inhabited in his time.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 23-29 - God, the righteous Judge, had sentenced the Canaanites for their wickedness; the Israelites only executed his doom. None of their conduct can be drawn into an example for others. Especial reason n doubt there was for this severity to the king of Ai; it is likely he had been notoriously wicked and vile, and a blasphemer of the God of Israel.
Original Hebrew
וישׂרף 8313 יהושׁע 3091 את 853 העי 5857 וישׂימה 7760 תל 8510 עולם 5769 שׁממה 8077 עד 5704 היום 3117 הזה׃ 2088
