One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall you flee: till you be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as a banner on a hill.
And I will set my face against you, and you shall be slain before your enemies: those who hate you shall reign over you; and you shall flee when none pursues you.
The LORD shall cause you to be struck down before your enemies: you shall go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shall be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai; and do not make all the people to labor there; for they are but few.