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Joshua 8:16 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Joshua 8:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 8 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Joshua 8:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 8:16
Ai's complete commitment: '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.' The phrase 'all the people' emphasizes comprehensive participation—total mobilization. The verb 'called together' (za'aq, זָעַק) suggests urgency, rallying all available forces. The pursuit 'after Joshua' shows focus on Israel's leader—defeating him would break Israel's army. The crucial phrase 'drawn away' (nataq, נָתַק) means pulled, drawn, torn away—they left the city completely exposed. This is the trap's culmination: full p...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 8:16
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“and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people”
“and the kings of the earth”
“and all the people who are with me”
“The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.”
“I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to those who are at rest”
“performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth”
“because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.”