Joshua 8:19

KJV

And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.

— Joshua 8:19, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Joshua Chapter 8 connects to 0 cross-references. God commands a second attack on Ai using an ambush strategy; Joshua draws out the men of Ai while a hidden force seizes and burns the city. The entire population of twelve thousand is killed; the king of Ai is …

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Other Translations

ASV

And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and set the city on fire.

YLT

and the ambush hath risen <FI>with<Fi> haste, out of its place, and they run at the stretching out of his hand, and go into the city, and capture it, and hasten, and burn the city with fire.

BBE

Then the secret force came quickly from their place, and running forward when they saw his hand stretched out, went into the town and took it, and put fire to it straight away.