Joshua 8:5

And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,

Cross-reference

Joshua 8:14 shows the king of Ai taking the bait — the direct result of the feigned flight planned in verse 5.

Joshua 8:16 shows the enemy pursuing as planned in verse 5 — the feigned flight successfully draws them out.

Joshua 7:5 records Israel's earlier defeat at Ai — the very flight Joshua plans to feign in verse 5.

Judges 20:31-33 describes Israel using the same feigned flight and ambush tactic against Benjamin.