Joshua 8:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

These men will chase us away from the city, so we will run away. They will think that we are running away from them as we did before.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:12

You never know when hard times will come. Like fish in a net or birds in a snare, people are often trapped by some disaster that suddenly falls on them.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Sometimes people are not immediately punished for the bad things they do. Their punishment is slow to come, and that makes other people want to do bad things too.

Judges 20:32

The men of Benjamin said, “We are winning as before!” The men of Israel were running away, but it was a trick. They wanted to lead the men of Benjamin away from their city and onto the roads.

Exodus 15:9

“The enemy said, ‘I’ll chase them and catch them. I’ll take all their riches. I’ll take it all with my sword. I’ll take everything for myself.’

Exodus 14:3

Pharaoh will think that the Israelites are lost in the desert and that the people will have no place to go.

Joshua 8:5

I will lead the men with me; we will march toward the city. The men in the city will come out to fight against us. We will turn and run away from them as we did before.

Joshua 8:7

Then you should come out of your hiding place and take control of the city. The Lord your God will give you the power to win.