When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the city was going up in smoke,<n id="1" /> they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.

When the men of Ai turned around, they saw<n id="1" /> the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction.<n id="2" /> In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.