Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
All of the people who [were] in the city were called to pursue after them. As they pursued after Joshua, they were drawn away from the city.
New American Standard Bible
And all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and
King James Version
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Holman Bible
Then all the troops of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
International Standard Version
everyone in the city followed after them. As they pursued Joshua, they were drawn away from the town.
A Conservative Version
And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them, and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
American Standard Version
And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Amplified
Then all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were lured away from the city.
Bible in Basic English
And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.
Darby Translation
And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Julia Smith Translation
And all the people which are in the city will be called together to pursue after them, and they will pursue after Joshua, and be drawn away from the city.
King James 2000
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Modern King James verseion
And all the people in Ai were called together to run after them. And they ran after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And all the people of the town cried to follow after them. And they followed after Joshua till they were drawn away from the city:
NET Bible
All the reinforcements in Ai were ordered to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.
New Heart English Bible
All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
The Emphasized Bible
and all the people who were in the city were called out to pursue them, - and they pursued Joshua, and so were drawn out away from the city.
Webster
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue them: and they pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
World English Bible
All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Youngs Literal Translation
and all the people who are in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Decoy
Armies » March in ranks » Stratagems » Ambushes, at ai
Interlinear
Za`aq
Radaph
'achar
אחר
'achar
Usage: 488
Radaph
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 8:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ai Is Destroyed
15 Then Joshua and all Israel acted like they were beaten before them, and they fled {in the direction of the wilderness}. 16 All of the people who [were] in the city were called to pursue after them. As they pursued after Joshua, they were drawn away from the city. 17 Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who had not gone out after Israel; they left the city open and pursued after Israel.
Cross References
Judges 20:31
The descendants of Benjamin went out to meet the troops, and they lured [them] away from the city and began to inflict casualties on the troops as before, on the main road, one of which goes up [to] Bethel, the other to Gibeah; [and] in the field [there were] about thirty men of Israel.
Joshua 8:5-6
Then I and all of the people who [are] with me will approach the city. And when they go out to meet us {as before}, we will flee from them.
Judges 20:36-39
The descendants of Benjamin saw that they were defeated, and the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they trusted the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.
Psalm 9:16
Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah
Ezekiel 38:11-22
And you will say, 'I will go up against a land of open country; I will come [to] the [people] being at rest {in safety}, all of them dwelling without a wall and crossbars and {without doors},
Revelation 16:14
For they are the spirits of demons performing signs that go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world, to gather them for the battle of the great day of God the All-Powerful.
Revelation 19:19-21
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with the one who is seated on the horse and with his army.