Joshua 8:14-16

The Voice

¹⁴ When the king of Ai arose the next morning and saw the Israelites lined up against him, he gathered his forces on the plain to bring the battle to Israel, not knowing that an ambush squad was hidden behind the city. ¹⁵ When the battle was joined, Joshua and the Israelites pretended they were defeated and once again were fleeing toward the wilderness. ¹⁶ All of the men of Ai came out to pursue them and were drawn farther and farther away from the city.