Joshua 7:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven,  east of Bethel, and told them, ‘Go up and scout the land.’ So the men went up and scouted Ai.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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.

Common English Bible

² Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel. He said to them, “Go up. Scout out the land.” So the men went up and scouted out Ai.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And when Joshua sent men from Jericho against Ai, which is beside Bethaven, toward the eastern region of the town of Bethel, he said to them, "Go up and explore the land." And they fulfilled his instruction, and they explored Ai.

Joshua 7:2 Cross References

Joshua 18:12

Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, ascended to the slope of Jericho on the north, through the hill country westwards, and ended at the wilderness around Beth-aven.

Hosea 4:15

Israel, if you act promiscuously, don’t let Judah become guilty! Do not go to Gilgal or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven,  , and do not swear an oath: As the  Lord  lives!

1 Samuel 14:23

So the Lord saved Israel that day. The battle extended beyond Beth-aven,

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines also gathered to fight against Israel: 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.  ,

Matthew 10:16

‘Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Proverbs 24:6

for you should wage war with sound guidance – victory comes with many counsellors.

Proverbs 20:18

Finalise plans with counsel, and wage war with sound guidance.

Genesis 12:8

From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the Lord there, and he called on the name of the Lord.

Ephesians 5:15

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk #– #not as unwise people but as wise #– #

Nehemiah 11:31

Benjamin’s descendants: from Geba,  , Michmash,  Aija, and Bethel  and its surrounding villages,

Joshua 12:9

the king of Jericho  one the king of Ai,  which is next to Bethel one

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies  from the Acacia Grove,  saying, ‘Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.’ So they left, and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab,  and stayed there.

Genesis 28:19

and named the place Bethel,  though previously the city was named Luz.

Joshua 7:3

After returning to Joshua they reported to him, ‘Don’t send all the people, but send about two thousand or three thousand  men to attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, don’t wear out all our people there.’

1 Samuel 30:27

He sent gifts  to those in Bethel,  in Ramoth of the Negev,  and in Jattir;

Jeremiah 49:3

Wail, Heshbon,  for Ai is devastated; cry out, daughters of Rabbah! Clothe yourselves with sackcloth,  and lament; run back and forth within your walls, because Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.

1 Kings 12:29

He set up one in Bethel,  and put the other in Dan.

Isaiah 10:28

Assyria has come to Aiath and has gone through Migron, storing their equipment at Michmash.