Joshua 8:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Hold ·your spear [^Lthe spear/javelin that is in your hand] toward Ai, because I will give ·you that city [^Lit into your hand].” So Joshua held ·his spear [^Lthe spear/javelin that was in his hand] toward the city of Ai. ¹⁹ When the Israelites who were in ambush saw this, they quickly came out of their hiding place and hurried toward the city. They entered the city, ·took control of [captured] it, and quickly set it on fire.

²⁰ When the men of Ai looked back, ·they saw [^Llook; ^Tbehold] smoke rising [^Linto the sky] from their city. At the same time the Israelites stopped running and turned against ·the men of Ai [^Ltheir pursuers], who could not escape in any direction.