Joshua 7:2

New International Version

Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the region.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.

Cross References

Genesis 12:8

From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.

Genesis 28:19

He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.

1 Kings 12:29

One he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

Nehemiah 11:31

The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,

Proverbs 20:18

Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.

Proverbs 24:6

Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.

Isaiah 10:28

They enter Aiath; they pass through Migron; they store supplies at Mikmash.

Jeremiah 49:3

“Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molek will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.

Hosea 4:15

“Though you, Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty. “Do not go to Gilgal; do not go up to Beth Aven. And do not swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’

Matthew 10:16

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Ephesians 5:15

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,

Joshua 12:9

the king of Jericho one the king of Ai (near Bethel) one

Joshua 18:12

On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan, passed the northern slope of Jericho and headed west into the hill country, coming out at the wilderness of Beth Aven.

Joshua 2:1

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

Joshua 7:3

When they returned to Joshua, they said, “Not all the army will have to go up against Ai. Send two or three thousand men to take it and do not weary the whole army, for only a few people live there.”

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Mikmash, east of Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 14:23

So on that day the Lord saved Israel, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 30:27

David sent it to those who were in Bethel, Ramoth Negev and Jattir;