Joshua 8:2
And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
Context
This verse from Joshua Chapter 8 connects to 10 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 …
Other Translations
and thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: set thee an ambush for the city behind it.
and thou hast done to Ai and to her king as thou hast done to Jericho and to her king; only, its spoil and its cattle ye spoil for yourselves; set for thee an ambush for the city at its rear.'
And you are to do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king: but their goods and their cattle you may take for yourselves: let a secret force be stationed to make a surprise attack on the town from the back.
Cross References
And the Lord said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his …
But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the …
And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and …
Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver …
Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth–el and Ai, on the …
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the …
And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and …
And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his …
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the …
Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word …