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Joshua 8:21 Cross-References
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“And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.”
Joshua 8:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 8:21
Israel's counter-attack: 'And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.' The coordinated response—seeing the signal, turning from retreat to attack—shows disciplined execution of the plan's final phase. The verb 'turned again' indicates complete reversal of movement—what was retreat becomes assault. The phrase 'slew the men of Ai' uses Hebrew nakah (נָכָה—to strike, smite, defeat), indicating decisive military action. The ambush force emerging from burning Ai and Joshua's force tur...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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