Joshua 8:14
And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
Cross-reference
In Joshua 8:5, God commands the feigned retreat that lures Ai out — here Ai falls for the trap exactly as planned.
In Joshua 8:16, the pursuit intensifies as all Ai is drawn away, completing the ambush scenario initiated in 8:14.
Joshua 8:2 contains God's command to set the ambush that the king of Ai unknowingly walks into in verse 14.
In Judges 20:34-36, Israel uses the same ambush tactic against Benjamin, who also do not realize disaster is near.
In Matthew 24:39, people were unaware of the flood — like Ai unaware of the ambush, illustrating sudden unexpected judgment.
Matthew 24:50 warns of a master’s unexpected return — parallel to Ai being caught off guard by the ambush.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 describes sudden destruction like a thief — same surprise as Ai’s ambush, where they felt safe.
In Judges 20:31, the Benjaminites are similarly drawn away from their city by a feigned retreat, mirroring Ai's king.
Ecclesiastes 9:12 describes people caught unaware like fish in a net — Ai’s men are snared by the ambush unexpectedly.
Jeremiah 51:12 speaks of setting ambushes against Babylon, a similar military tactic as used against Ai.