The nations sank into the pit they made. The net they hid caught their own foot.
Joshua 8:16 - Tree of Life Version Then all the people who were in Ai were summoned to pursue them, so they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So all the people in Ai were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city. American Standard Version (1901) And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. Common English Bible Next, all the troops who were still in the city were called out to chase them. They chased after Joshua and so let themselves be drawn away from the city. Catholic Public Domain Version And they pursued them, shouting together and encouraging one another. And when they had withdrawn from the city, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city, |
The nations sank into the pit they made. The net they hid caught their own foot.
Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, so they left the city open as they chased after Israel.
For they are demonic spirits performing miraculous signs, who go out to the kings of the whole world—to gather them for battle on the great Day of Elohei Tzva’ot.
The children of Benjamin came out against the people, but they were drawn away from the town, and they began to strike and kill some of the people (about 30 men of Israel), as at other times, on the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.