King James Version
Joshua 8:19 KJV
“And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.”
Strategy In War
Joshua 8 — Context
Joshua 8:18 — “And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. ...”
Joshua 8:19 — “And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.”
Joshua 8:20 — “And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they ...”