Joshua 8:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ All the people of Ai and Bethel chased the army of Israel. The city was left open—no one stayed to protect the city.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. Leaving the city open, they pursued Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ No one who hadn’t gone out after Israel was left in either Ai or Bethel. They left the city wide open and chased after Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ and indeed not one remained in the city of Ai and of Bethel who did not pursue after Israel, (leaving the towns open after they had rushed out,)

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And not one remained in the city of Hai and of Bethel, that did not pursue after Israel, leaving the towns open as they had rushed out,

Joshua 8:17 Cross References

Job 5:13

God catches even wise people\par in their own traps.\par So those clever plans are not successful.\par

Deuteronomy 2:30

“But Sihon, the king of Heshbon, would not let us pass through his country. The Lord your God had made him very stubborn. The Lord did this so he could let you defeat King Sihon. And today, we know that really happened!

Joshua 11:20

The Lord wanted those people to think they were strong. Then they would fight against Israel. This way he could destroy them without mercy. He could destroy them the way the Lord had commanded Moses to do.

Joshua 8:16

The people in the city began shouting and started chasing Joshua and his men. All the people left the city.

Joshua 8:18

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Hold your spear toward the city of Ai. I will give you that city.” So Joshua held his spear toward the city of Ai.

Joshua 8:3

So Joshua led his whole army toward Ai. [40] Then Joshua chose 30,000 of his best fighting men. He sent these men out at night.

Judges 20:31

The army of Benjamin came out of the city of Gibeah to fight the army of Israel. The army of Israel backed up and let the army of Benjamin chase them. In this way, the army of Benjamin was tricked into leaving the city far behind them.