Joshua 8:19

And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.

Cross-references

Joshua 8:6-8 gives the ambush plan—here the ambush executes it exactly: rising, entering, and firing the city.

Joshua 8:2 Parallel

In Joshua 8:2, God commands to set an ambush—here the ambush is executed, taking the city as instructed.

Judges 20:37 describes the ambush rushing into Gibeah—the same tactic used here at Ai, with the hidden force quickly entering the city.