And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,

and all the people who are in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,

And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.

And they pursued them, shouting together and encouraging one another. And when they had withdrawn from the city,

Et congregati sunt totus populus qui in urbe erat, ut persequeretur eos. Et persequuti sunt Josuam, abstractique sunt ab urbe.

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them,.... Because the host of Israel was very numerous, it was judged proper that all the people in Ai should assist in pursuing them, not only to kill the more in the pursuit, but to carry off the spoil and prisoners they should take; or rather the sense is, that all the people in Ai, which were come out with the king to battle, when they saw Israel flee, "cried" (x), or shouted, as soldiers do when victorious, "in" or "while pursuing" (y) after them:
and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city; at some considerable distance from it; which was the design to be answered by feigning a flight.
(x) "vociferantes", V. L. "vociferati sunt", Pagninus, Montanus. (y) "persequendo", Pagninus, Montanus.

All the people - Namely, all that were able to bear arms, for old men and children were unfit for the pursuit or fight; and that they were yet left, may seem from Joshua 8:24-25.