וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ אֶת־הָעָ֑י וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָ תֵּל־עוֹלָם֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.
Read commentary on Joshua 8:28, verse-by-verse classical interpretation.