So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against A´i: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
And he sent messengers unto Abim´elech privily, saying, Behold, Ga´al the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.