Joshua 7:3 - Tree of Life Version

³ When they returned to Joshua, they reported to him: “Let not all the people go up—only about two or three thousand men need go up and strike Ai, so don’t wear out all the people there, for they are just a few.”

More versions

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?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And returning they said to him: Let not all the people go up, but let two or three thousand men go and destroy the city. Why should all the people be troubled in vain against enemies that are very few?

Joshua 7:3 Cross References

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker’s soul craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent soul will be satisfied.

Proverbs 21:25

A slacker’s craving will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

Luke 13:24

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through the same pattern of disobedience.

Joshua 7:2

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

Joshua 7:4

So about 3,000 men from the people went up there, but they fled before the men of Ai.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers and sisters, make all the more effort to make your calling and election certain—for if you keep doing these things, you will never stumble.

2 Peter 1:5

Now for this very reason, making every effort, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;