Joshua 8:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁹ When he held out his hand, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They ran, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ The men in the ambush arose quickly out of their place and ran when he stretched out his hand; and they entered the city and took it, and then hastened and set it afire.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and set the city on fire.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ The ambush quickly rose from its place. As soon as he reached out his hand, it charged. They entered the city and captured it. They set the city on fire at once.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And when he had lifted up the shield toward the city, the ambush, which lay hidden, rose up quickly. And advancing to the city, they seized it, and set it on fire.

Joshua 8:19 Cross References

Joshua 8:18

Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Hold out the javelin in your hand towards Ai, for I will hand the city over to you.’ So Joshua held out his javelin towards it.

Joshua 8:2

Treat Ai and its king as you did Jericho and its king,  except that you may plunder its spoil and livestock for yourselves.  Set an ambush behind the city.’

Joshua 8:20

The men of Ai turned and looked back, and smoke from the city was rising to the sky! They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.

Judges 20:33

So all the men of Israel got up from their places and took their battle positions at Baal-tamar, while the Israelites in ambush charged out of their places west of  Geba.

Judges 20:37

The men in ambush had rushed quickly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.