Joshua 8:6

And when they shall come out after us, we will draw them away from the city; and they will say, These men flee from before us, as also before.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

In Context

5And I and all with me will draw near to the city: and it shall come to pass when the inhabitants of Ai shall come forth to meet us, as before, that we will flee from before them.

7And ye shall rise up out of the ambuscade, and go into the city.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, 1 I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, 1 I will destroy with my sword, my hand shall have dominion. 1

Ecclesiastes 8:11Because there is no contradiction made 1 On the part of those who do evil quickly, 1 Therefore the heart of the children of men 1 Is fully determined in them to do evil. 1

Matthew Henry on Joshua 8:4-23

3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 5 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, 6 (For they will come out… Read the whole commentary →

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