Joshua 8:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Job 5:13

He catches those who think they are wise in their own clever traps and brings to an end their evil plans.

Joshua 11:20

The Lord made those people feel brave enough to fight against Israel. This was so that Israel could destroy them completely without mercy just as the Lord had commanded Moses to do.

Joshua 8:3

So Joshua led his whole army toward Ai. Then Joshua chose 30,000 of his best fighting men and sent them out at night.

Deuteronomy 2:30

“But King Sihon of Heshbon would not let us pass through his country. The Lord your God had made him very stubborn and ready to fight. The Lord did this so that he could help you defeat King Sihon. And today we know that is what happened.

Joshua 8:16

The people in the city began to shout and started to chase them. All the people left the city.

Joshua 8:18

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

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. The army of Benjamin began to kill some of the men in the army of Israel, as they had done before. They killed about 30 men from Israel. They killed some of them in the fields, and they killed some of them on the roads. One road led to the city of Bethel. The other road led to the city of Gibeah.