Joshua 8:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready:

Cross References

Judges 20:29

So Israel put men secretly all round Gibeah to make a surprise attack on it.

Acts 23:21

But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

1 Samuel 15:5

And Saul came to the town of Amalek, and took up his position in the valley secretly.

1 Samuel 15:2

The Lord of armies says, I will give punishment to Amalek for what he did to Israel, fighting against him on the way when Israel came out of Egypt.

Judges 20:36

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were overcome: and the men of Israel had given way before Benjamin, putting their faith in the watchers who were to make the surprise attack on Gibeah.

Judges 20:33

So all the men of Israel got up and put themselves in fighting order at Baal-tamar: and those who had been waiting secretly to make a surprise attack came rushing out of their place on the west of Geba.

Judges 9:25

And the townsmen of Shechem put secret watchers on the tops of the mountains, and they made attacks on all who went by on the road and took their goods; and word of this came to Abimelech.

Joshua 8:16

And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.

Joshua 8:3

So Joshua and the fighting-men got ready to go up against Ai; and Joshua took thirty thousand men of war, and sent them out by night.

2 Kings 7:12

Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, This is my idea of what the Aramaeans have done to us. They have knowledge that we are without food; and so they have gone out of their tents, and are waiting secretly in the open country, saying, When they come out of the town, we will take them living and get into the town.

2 Chronicles 13:13

But Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.

Judges 9:32

So now, get up by night, you and your people, and keep watch in the field secretly;