Joshua 8:16 “Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed…”

Joshua 8:16

Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And all the people of the citie were called together, to pursue after them: and they pursued after Ioshua, and were drawen away out of the city,

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and all the people who [are] in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,

Bible in Basic English

And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.

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Cross references

“called together”

Judges 20:36–39

Judges 20:36–39 · BSB

Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated. Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

“drawn away”

Judges 20:31 Psalm 9:16 Ezekiel 38:11–22 Revelation 16:14 Revelation 19:19–21 Joshua 8:5

Judges 20:31 · BSB

The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the…

Psalm 9:16 · BSB

The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

Ezekiel 38:11–22 · BSB

You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—

Revelation 16:14 · BSB

These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

Revelation 19:19–21 · BSB

Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.

Joshua 8:5 · BSB

Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.

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

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