Joshua 8:12

so Joshua took about five thousand men and put them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the town.

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In The King James Version

And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

In Context

11All the nation, that is, the armed men who were with him, marched up close to the town and camped on the north of Ai. Between him and Ai lay a valley,

13The main army were thus stationed to the north of the town, with the ambush laid to the west. Joshua passed that night in the middle of the valley.

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Joshua 8:13The main army were thus stationed to the north of the town, with the ambush laid to the west. Joshua passed that night in the middle of the valley.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 8:4-23

3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out… Read the whole commentary →

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