Joshua 8:17

Good News Translation

Every man in Ai went after the Israelites, and the city was left wide open, with no one to defend it.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 2:30

“But King Sihon would not let us pass through his country. The Lord your God had made him stubborn and rebellious, so that we could defeat him and take his territory, which we still occupy.

Joshua 11:20

The Lord had made them determined to fight the Israelites, so that they would be condemned to total destruction and all be killed without mercy. This was what the Lord had commanded Moses.

Joshua 8:16

All the men in the city had been called together to go after them, and as they pursued Joshua, they kept getting farther away from the city.

Joshua 8:18

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Point your spear at Ai; I am giving it to you.” Joshua did as he was told,

Joshua 8:3

So Joshua got ready to go to Ai with all his soldiers. He picked out thirty thousand of his best troops and sent them out at night

Judges 20:31

The Benjaminites came out to fight and were led away from the city. As they had before, they began killing some Israelites in the open country, on the road to Bethel and on the road to Gibeah. They killed about thirty Israelites.