He commandedthem, saying,"See,you are going to ambushthe cityfrom behindit. Do not goveryfarfrom the city,but allof you be ready.
Then the kingarosein the nightand saidto his servants,"I will nowtellyou whatthe Arameanshave doneto us. They knowthat we are hungry;therefore they have gonefrom the campto hidethemselves in the field,saying,'Whenthey comeout of the city,we will capturethem aliveand getinto the city.'"
But Jeroboamhad setan ambushto comefrom the rear,so that [Israel] was in frontof Judahand the ambushwas behindthem.
Wisdomstrengthensa wisemanmorethantenrulerswhoare in a city.
So I said,"Wisdomis betterthanstrength."But the wisdomof the poormanis despisedand his wordsare not heeded.
"Sodo not listento them, for morethan fortyof them are lying in waitfor him whohave boundthemselvesunder a cursenot to eatordrinkuntilthey slayhim; and nowthey are readyand waitingfor the promisefrom you."
And allthe peoplewhowere in the citywere calledtogetherto pursuethem, and they pursuedJoshuaand were drawnawayfrom the city.
So Joshuarosewith allthe peopleof warto goup to Ai;and Joshuachose30000men,valiantwarriors,and sentthem out at night.
So Israelsetmen in ambusharoundGibeah.
Then allthe menof Israelarosefrom their placeand arrayedthemselves at Baal-tamar;and the men of Israelin ambushbrokeout of their place,even out of Maareh-geba.
So the sonsof Benjaminsawthat they were defeated.When the menof Israelgavegroundto Benjaminbecausethey reliedon the men in ambushwhomthey had setagainstGibeah,
The menof Shechemsetmen in ambushagainst him on the topsof the mountains,and they robbedallwhomight passby them along the road;and it was toldto Abimelech.
"Nowtherefore, ariseby night,you and the peoplewhoare with you, and liein waitin the field.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,I will punishAmalek[for] whathe didto Israel,howhe sethimself against him on the waywhile he was comingup from Egypt.
Saulcameto the cityof Amalekand setan ambushin the valley.
