Joshua 7:2

New Century Version

Joshua sent some men from Jericho to Ai, which was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He told them, “Go to Ai and spy out the area.” So the men went to spy on Ai.

Cross References

Genesis 12:8

Then he traveled from Shechem to the mountain east of Bethel and set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. There Abram built another altar to the Lord and worshiped him.

Genesis 28:19

At first, the name of that city was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.

1 Kings 12:29

Jeroboam put one golden calf in the city of Bethel and the other in the city of Dan.

Nehemiah 11:31

The descendants of the Benjaminites from Geba lived in Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its surroundings,

Proverbs 20:18

Get advice if you want your plans to work. If you go to war, get the advice of others.

Proverbs 24:6

So you need advice when you go to war. If you have lots of good advice, you will win.

Isaiah 10:28

The army of Assyria will enter near Aiath. Its soldiers will walk through Migron. They will store their food in Micmash.

Jeremiah 49:3

“People in the town of Heshbon, cry sadly because the town of Ai is destroyed! Those who live in Rabbah, cry out! Put on your rough cloth to show your sadness, and cry loudly. Run here and there for safety inside the walls, because Molech will be taken captive and his priests and officers with him.

Hosea 4:15

“Israel, you act like a prostitute, but do not be guilty toward the Lord. Don’t go to Gilgal or go up to Beth Aven. Don’t make promises, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives …’

Matthew 10:16

“Listen, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as clever as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Ephesians 5:15

So be very careful how you live. Do not live like those who are not wise, but live wisely.

Joshua 12:9

Jericho, Ai (near Bethel),

Joshua 18:12

The northern border started at the Jordan River and went along the northern edge of Jericho, and then it went west into the mountains. That boundary continued until it was just east of Beth Aven.

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out two spies from Acacia and said to them, “Go and look at the land, particularly at the city of Jericho.” So the men went to Jericho and stayed at the house of a prostitute named Rahab.

Joshua 7:3

Later they came back to Joshua and said, “There are only a few people in Ai, so we will not need all our people to defeat them. Send only two or three thousand men to fight. There is no need to send all of our people.”

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines gathered to fight Israel with three thousand chariots and six thousand men to ride in them. Their soldiers were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. The Philistines went and camped at Micmash, which is east of Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 14:23

So the Lord saved the Israelites that day, and the battle moved on past Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 30:27

David also sent some things to the leaders in Bethel, Ramoth in the southern part of Judah, Jattir,