Joshua 8:4

with orders to “Lie in ambush to the west of the town at its rear. Do not go too far away but be all ready.

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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:

In Context

3So Joshua and all the warriors started off for Ai. Joshua picked out three thousand veterans and despatched them by night

5I and all the troops who are with me will move against the town, and when they come out against us, as before, we will run off,

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Cross References

Joshua 8:16All the townsmen of Ai were called out to pursue them. They allowed themselves to be drawn away from the town.

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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