Joshua 8:21 meaning and explanation
When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.
Joshua 8:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua 8:21 comes near the end of the battle for Ai, Israel's second attack after the first failed because of Achan's sin. Joshua had obeyed the LORD's command to set an ambush and lure the city's defenders out by pretending to retreat.
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