Joshua 8:16
14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
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.
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.
18 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
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- BSB
- Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And all the people who [were] in the city were called together to pursue after them, and they pursued after Joshua, and they were drawn away from the city.
- ÅB
- Da ble alt folket som var i byen, ropt sammen til å forfølge dem, og de forfulgte Josva og kom slik lenger og lenger bort fra byen.
- OTB
- Alle mennene i Ai ble kalt sammen for å forfølge dem, og de forfulgte Josva og ble trukket bort fra byen.
- B1930
- Da blev alt folket som var i byen, ropt sammen til å forfølge dem, og de forfulgte Josva og kom således lenger og lenger bort fra byen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 20:31
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Read in contextJudges 20:36–39
So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.
Read in contextPsalms 9:16
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Read in contextEzekiel 38:11–22
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
Read in contextRevelation 16:14
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Read in contextJoshua 8:5–6
And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
Read in contextRevelation 19:19–21
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
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