Joshua 7:5
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
Cross-reference
In Joshua 2:9, Rahab says Canaanites' hearts melt before Israel — but at Ai, Israel's own hearts melt, a dramatic reversal due to sin.
In Joshua 2:11, the Canaanites' hearts melted at Israel's approach — now Israel's hearts melt at defeat, reversing the earlier fear.
In Joshua 5:1, Amorite kings' hearts melted at Israel's crossing — here Israel's hearts melt, a role reversal.
Joshua 8:5 describes the planned feigned flight from Ai — directly referencing the earlier defeat and using it as strategy.
Joshua 22:20 explicitly references Achan's sin that caused the defeat at Ai — connecting corporate punishment to this event.
Leviticus 26:36 describes God's curse of faintness and panic for disobedience — Israel experiences that curse after Achan's sin.
In Deuteronomy 1:44, Israel was chased like bees by Amorites — a similar rout that parallels the defeat at Ai under sin.
Numbers 14:45 records Israel being defeated and chased by enemies — a parallel defeat narrative due to disobedience.
Ecclesiastes 9:18 states one sinner destroys much good, perfectly illustrating Achan's sin ruining Israel's success.