Joshua 7:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.”
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“Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Joshua sendeth men from Jericho to Ai, which <FI>is<Fi> near Beth-Aven, on the east of Bethel, and speaketh unto them, saying, `Go up and spy the land;' and the men go up and spy Ai,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 7:2 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:8From 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 he called on the name of the LORD.
- Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
- Joshua 2:1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- Joshua 12:9the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;
- Joshua 18:12On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
- 1 Samuel 13:5Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
- 1 Samuel 14:23So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
- 1 Kings 12:29One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
- Nehemiah 11:31The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
- Proverbs 20:18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
- Proverbs 24:6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
- Isaiah 10:28Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
- Hosea 4:15Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- Ephesians 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
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