Joshua 8:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

now go! The thirty thousand soldiers went to a place on the west side of Ai, between Ai and Bethel, where they could hide and wait to attack. That night, Joshua stayed in camp with the rest of the army.

Cross References

Genesis 12:8

Abram travelled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshipped the LORD.

Genesis 32:21

Jacob's men took the gifts on ahead of him, but he spent the night in camp.

Joshua 7:2

While Israel was still camped near Jericho, Joshua sent some spies with these instructions: “Go to the town of Ai and find out whatever you can about the region around the town.” The spies left and went to Ai, which is east of Bethel and near Beth-Aven.

Joshua 8:10

Early the next morning he got his troops ready to move out, and he and the other leaders of Israel led them to Ai.

Joshua 8:12

Joshua had already sent five thousand soldiers to the west side of the town to hide and wait to attack.

Joshua 8:8

Then set it on fire, as the LORD has told us to do. Those are your orders,

1 Samuel 30:27

This is a list of the towns where David sent gifts: Bethel, Ramoth in the Southern Desert, Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, Racal, the towns belonging to the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites, Hormah, Bor-Ashan, Athach, and Hebron. He also sent gifts to the other towns where he and his men had travelled.