Joshua 7:5
7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures
and defeated them on the steep slope.
The people’s
courage melted away like water.
Joshua 8:14
8:14 When the king of Ai saw Israel, he and his whole army quickly got up the next day and went out to fight Israel at the meeting place near the Arabah. But he did not realize men were hiding behind the city.
Joshua 8:20
8:20 When the men of Ai turned around, they saw
the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction.
In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.
Joshua 10:6
10:6 The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, “Do not abandon your subjects! Rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.”