Joshua 8:15-17

The Voice

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. ¹⁷ At last, not one man was left in Ai or Bethel, since all had gone out to pursue Israel, leaving the city open and defenseless.