Verse 2

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai(which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them,“Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 18:12 : 12 Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the wilderness of Beth Aven.
  • 1 Sam 13:5 : 5 Meanwhile the Philistines gathered to battle with Israel. Then they went up against Israel with 3,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.
  • 1 Sam 14:23 : 23 So the LORD delivered Israel that day, and the battle shifted over to Beth Aven.
  • Hos 4:15 : 15 Warning to Judah: Do Not Join in Israel’s Apostasy! Although you, O Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty! Do not journey to Gilgal! Do not go up to Beth Aven! Do not swear,“As surely as the LORD lives!”
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Persecution of Disciples“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 Live Wisely Therefore consider carefully how you live– not as unwise but as wise,
  • Neh 11:31 : 31 Some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,
  • Prov 20:18 : 18 Plans are established by counsel, so make war with guidance.
  • Prov 24:6 : 6 for with guidance you wage your war, and with numerous advisers there is victory.
  • Gen 12:8 : 8 Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and worshiped the LORD.
  • Gen 28:19 : 19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.
  • Josh 2:1 : 1 Joshua Sends Spies into the Land Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them:“Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.
  • Josh 12:9 : 9 the king of Jericho(one), the king of Ai– located near Bethel–(one),