So all the people who were in Ai were called together to pursue them. And they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
Joshua 8:16
Surrounding context
8:15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
8:16 So all the people who were in Ai were called together to pursue them. And they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
8:17 There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. So they left the city open and pursued Israel.