Joshua 8:6
(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
Cross-references
Joshua 8:16
Parallel
Joshua 8:16 fulfills the prediction in verse 6 that the enemy would be drawn away from the city.
Joshua 8:19
Parallel
In Joshua 8:19, the ambush executes the plan, capturing and burning Ai — the direct outcome of this feigned retreat.
Judges 20:32
Parallel
In Judges 20:32, Israel uses the same feigned retreat to draw Benjamin out of the city, mirroring this ambush strategy exactly.
2 Samuel 17:9
Parallel
In 2 Samuel 17:9, Hushai warns that David may be in ambush, using a similar tactic of feigned retreat and surprise attack.
Exodus 14:3
Parallel
In Exodus 14:3, Pharaoh misjudges Israel's situation; here Ai's army is similarly deceived by feigned retreat, leading to their downfall.
Exodus 15:9
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In Exodus 15:9, the enemy boasts of pursuit and spoil; here Ai's army overconfidently thinks they are chasing fleeing Israelites.