Joshua 7:3 - King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

³ And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Do not let all the people go up. Let about two thousand men, or three thousand men, go up, and they shall strike Ai. Do not cause all the people to labor there, for they are few.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And they returned to Joshua and said to him, Let not all the men go up; but let about two thousand or three thousand go up and attack Ai; do not make the whole army toil up there, for they of Ai are few.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.

Common English Bible

³ They came back to Joshua and said to him, “There is no need for all of the people to go up. Two or three thousand men could go up and strike Ai. Don’t make all of the people bother going there. There are just a few of them.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And returning, they said to him: "Let not the entire people go up. Instead, let two or three thousand men go out and destroy the city. Why should all the people be troubled without cause against enemies that are so very few?"

Joshua 7:3 Cross References

Proverbs 13:4

A sluggish one’s soul is craving, but having nothing, but the soul of the diligent ones shall be made fat.

Proverbs 21:25

The lust of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

Luke 13:24

Strive to enter in through the narrow gate, for I say to you that many will seek to enter in and will not have strength.

Hebrews 4:11

Therefore, let us exert ourselves to enter into that rest, that not anyone fall in the same example of disobedience.

Joshua 7:2

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

Joshua 7:4

And about three thousand men of the people went up there. And they fled before the men of Ai.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, rather be diligent to make sure of your calling and election; for doing these things, you will not stumble into sin, not ever!

2 Peter 1:5

But also in this very thing having brought in all diligence, fully supply in your faith virtue, and with virtue knowledge,