Joshua 8:16
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New International Version (©2011)
All the men of Ai were called to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were lured away from the city.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then all the men in the town were called out to chase after them. In this way, they were lured away from the town.

English Standard Version (©2001)
So all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and as they pursued Joshua they were drawn away from the city.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Then all the troops of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

International Standard Version (©2012)
everyone in the city followed after them. As they pursued Joshua, they were drawn away from the town.

NET Bible (©2006)
All the reinforcements in Ai were ordered to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
All the troops in the city were called out to chase them. As they chased Joshua, they were lured away from the city.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,

Darby Bible Translation
And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

English Revised Version
And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue them: and they pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

World English Bible
All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Young's Literal Translation
and all the people who are in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:3-22 Observe Joshua's conduct and prudence. Those that would maintain their spiritual conflicts must not love their ease. Probably he went into the valley alone, to pray to God for a blessing, and he did not seek in vain. He never drew back till the work was done. Those that have stretched out their hands against their spiritual enemies, must never draw them back.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 16. - Were called together. So the Masorites. Perhaps it would be better to translate, raised a cry ("at illi vociferantes." Vulgate. "Da schrie das ganze Volk." Luther). This gives us the scene in all its picturesque detail. We hear the exultant shout of the men of Ai, as they thought the victory won. The LXX. appear to have read חָזַק for זָעַק for they translate ἐνίσχυσε. The city. The Masorites correct here again into "Ai." But the LXX. and Vulgate render as the English translation.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them,.... Because the host of Israel was very numerous, it was judged proper that all the people in Ai should assist in pursuing them, not only to kill the more in the pursuit, but to carry off the spoil and prisoners they should take; or rather the sense is, that all the people in Ai, which were come out with the king to battle, when they saw Israel flee, "cried" (x), or shouted, as soldiers do when victorious, "in" or "while pursuing" (y) after them:

and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city; at some considerable distance from it; which was the design to be answered by feigning a flight.

(x) "vociferantes", V. L. "vociferati sunt", Pagninus, Montanus. (y) "persequendo", Pagninus, Montanus.

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The Conquest of Ai
…15And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16And 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. 17And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. …

Joshua 8:17 Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who did not go after Israel. They left the city open and went in pursuit of Israel.
Judges 20:31 The Benjamites came out to meet them and were drawn away from the city. They began to inflict casualties on the Israelites as before, so that about thirty men fell in the open field and on the roads--the one leading to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.