Joshua 8:15 meaning and explanation
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
Joshua 8:15, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua is executing the plan God gave him in verses 1 and 2: a second attack on Ai after the first failed because of Achan's sin. Here he stages a retreat, letting his troops fall back before the king of Ai so the whole city would pour out in pursuit and leave it open for the ambush.
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