Joshua 8:13-15

English Standard Version

¹³ So they stationed the forces, the main encampment that was north of the city and its rear guard west of the city. But Joshua spent that night in the valley. ¹⁴ And as soon as the king of Ai saw this, he and all his people, the men of the city, hurried and went out early to the appointed place^[a] toward ^(A)the Arabah to meet Israel in battle. ^(B)But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city. ¹⁵ And Joshua and all Israel ^(C)pretended to be beaten before them and fled in the direction of the wilderness.