Joshua 8:18

Then said Yahweh unto Joshua—Stretch out with the javelin which is in thy hand, towards Ai, for, into thy hand, will I deliver it. So Joshua stretched out with the javelin which was in his hand, towards the city.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

In Context

17And there remained not a man, in Ai or Bethel, who had not gone out after Israel,—and they left the city, open, and pursued Israel.

19And, the ambush, rose up quickly, out of their place, and ran, when he stretched out his hand, and entered the city, and captured it,—and hasted, and set the city on fire.

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Cross References

Exodus 8:5Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Say unto Aaron—Stretch forth thy hand with thy staff, over the streams over the rivers and over the pools,—and bring up the frogs, over the land of Egypt.

Exodus 17:9And Moses said unto Joshua—Choose for us men, and go forth, fight with Amalek,—to-morrow, am, I, stationing myself upon the top of the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.

Joshua 8:26Now, Joshua, drew not back his hand which he had stretched out with the javelin,—until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

1 Samuel 17:41And the Philistine came on and on, and drew near unto David,—and the man carrying the shield was before him.

Job 15:25Because he had stretched out—against GOD—his hand, and, against the Almighty, had been wont to behave himself proudly;

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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