Joshua 8:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.”
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“Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of the city.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 8:12 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 8:2And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
- Joshua 8:13So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.
- 1 Samuel 15:5Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
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