When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising to the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers. Cross References Joshua 8:19and as soon as he did so, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire. Joshua 8:21 When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai. Judges 20:38 The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city, Judges 20:40 But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke. Chapter Outline 1. God encourages Joshua3. The plan whereby Ai was taken 29. The king thereof is hanged 30. Joshua builds an altar 32. writes the law on stones 33. and pronounces the blessings and curses Jump to Previous Ai Ascended City Heaven Power Pursuers Smoke Turned Way WildernessJump to Next Ai Ascended City Heaven Power Pursuers Smoke Turned Way Wilderness |
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