Ver. 15. And Joshua and all Israel, &c.— As soon as the king of Ai appeared in the field, Joshua executed his plan; he caused his men to give ground, who fled (as Mr. Chais renders it) towards the wilderness, or to the plain which separated Ai from Jericho, as if afraid to face the garrison.
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Joshua 8:15
15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.