Joshua 8:9

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So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the ambush site, remaining between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai. Joshua spent that night among the people.

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  • Gen 12:8 : 8 From there, Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
  • Gen 32:21 : 21 You are to say, 'Your servant Jacob is behind us.' For he thought, 'I will appease him with the gift that goes ahead of me. After I see him, perhaps he will accept me.'
  • Josh 7:2 : 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-Aven to the east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and scout out the land." So the men went up and explored Ai.
  • Josh 8:12 : 12 He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.
  • Ezra 2:28 : 28 the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
  • Neh 7:32 : 32 The men of Bethel and Ai: 123.

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  • Josh 8:10-22
    13 verses
    88%

    10Joshua rose early in the morning, mustered the people, and he and the elders of Israel went up before the people to Ai.

    11All the fighting men who were with him went up and approached the city. They camped to the north of Ai, with the valley between them and the city.

    12He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.

    13The people positioned all the camp to the north of the city, while a rear guard was placed to the west of the city. That night, Joshua went into the valley.

    14When the king of Ai saw this, he and all his men of the city hurried and rose early, going out to meet Israel in battle at the appointed place near the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush was set against him behind the city.

    15Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled toward the wilderness.

    16All the people of Ai were summoned to pursue them. They chased after Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

    17Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. They left the city unguarded and pursued Israel.

    18The Lord said to Joshua, "Stretch out the javelin in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand." So Joshua stretched out the javelin in his hand toward the city.

    19As soon as he stretched out his hand, the ambush rose quickly from their position, ran into the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

    20When the men of Ai looked back, they saw the smoke of the city rising to the sky, and they had no power to flee in any direction. The Israelites who had fled toward the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.

    21When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had captured the city and that its smoke was rising, they turned back and struck down the men of Ai.

    22The others came out from the city to meet them, so the men of Ai were surrounded by the Israelites, some on one side and some on the other. They struck them down until no survivors or fugitives were left.

  • Josh 8:1-4
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    83%

    1The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you and go up to Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land."

    2"Do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. However, you may take its spoil and its livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city, behind it."

    3So Joshua and all the fighting men rose to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor and sent them out by night.

    4He commanded them, saying, "Behold, you are to lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go far from the city, but all of you stay ready."

  • Josh 7:2-4
    3 verses
    78%

    2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-Aven to the east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and scout out the land." So the men went up and explored Ai.

    3When they returned to Joshua, they said, "Not everyone needs to go up. About two or three thousand men are enough to attack Ai. Do not make all the people toil there, for the population is small."

    4So about three thousand men went up, but they fled from the men of Ai.

  • Josh 10:9
    76%

    9After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.

  • Josh 3:1-2
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    1Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.

    2At the end of three days, the officers went throughout the camp,

  • Josh 8:8
    73%

    8"When you have taken the city, you shall set it on fire, as the Lord has commanded. See, I have commanded you."

  • Josh 9:2-3
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    72%

    2they came together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel.

    3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

  • Josh 6:11
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    11So he had the Ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. Then the people returned to camp and spent the night there.

  • Judg 9:32
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    32Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait in the fields.

  • Josh 7:23
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    23They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the Lord.

  • Josh 4:3
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    3and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the spot where the priests’ feet stand firm, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you will spend the night.’”

  • Josh 2:1-2
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    71%

    1Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from Shittim, saying, "Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho." They went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

    2Soon the king of Jericho was told, "Some men from the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land."

  • Josh 8:26
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    26Joshua did not draw back the hand with which he had stretched out the javelin until he had completely destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

  • Josh 11:7
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    7So Joshua and all his warriors came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom and attacked them.

  • Josh 22:6
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    6So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.

  • Judg 7:9
    70%

    9That night the LORD said to him, "Get up and go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands.

  • Josh 9:22
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    22Then Joshua summoned them and said, 'Why did you deceive us by saying, “We live far away from you,” while in fact you live among us?'

  • Josh 2:8
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    8Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up to the roof

  • Josh 4:8
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    8So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.

  • Josh 8:24
    69%

    24When Israel finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open field and in the wilderness where they had pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were completely destroyed, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the sword.

  • Josh 6:7
    69%

    7And he commanded the people, 'Advance and march around the city, with the armed men going ahead of the ark of the LORD.'

  • Josh 5:13
    69%

    13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

  • Josh 1:10
    69%

    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people: