Early the next morning Joshua gathered the men together. Then Joshua and the leaders of Israel led the men to Ai.
Joshua 8:11 - Easy To Read Version All of the soldiers that were with Joshua marched to Ai. They stopped in front of the city. The army made its camp north of the city. There was a valley between the army and Ai. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the fighting men who were with him went up and drew near before the city and encamped on the north side of [it], with a ravine between them and Ai. American Standard Version (1901) And all the people, even the men of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between him and Ai. Common English Bible The entire army that was with him went up. They moved in close, in front of the city. Then they camped north of Ai, with the valley between them and Ai. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had arrived, and had ascended from the opposite side of the city, they stood toward the northern region of the city. And there was a valley in the middle, between them and the city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they were come, and were gone up over against the city, they stood on the north side of the city, between which and them there was a valley in the midst. |
Early the next morning Joshua gathered the men together. Then Joshua and the leaders of Israel led the men to Ai.
Then Joshua chose about 5,000 men. Joshua sent these men to hide in the area west of the city, between Bethel and Ai.