Joshua 7:2

New Living Translation

Joshua sent some of his men from Jericho to spy out the town of Ai, east of Bethel, near Beth-aven.

Cross References

Genesis 12:8

After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.

Genesis 28:19

He named that place Bethel (which means “house of God”), although it was previously called Luz.

1 Kings 12:29

He placed these calf idols in Bethel and in Dan—at either end of his kingdom.

Nehemiah 11:31

Some of the people of Benjamin lived at Geba, Micmash, Aija, and Bethel with its settlements.

Proverbs 20:18

Plans succeed through good counsel; don’t go to war without wise advice.

Proverbs 24:6

So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.

Isaiah 10:28

Look, the Assyrians are now at Aiath. They are passing through Migron and are storing their equipment at Micmash.

Jeremiah 49:3

“Cry out, O Heshbon, for the town of Ai is destroyed. Weep, O people of Rabbah! Put on your clothes of mourning. Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, for your god Molech, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands.

Hosea 4:15

“Though you, Israel, are a prostitute, may Judah not be guilty of such things. Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven, and do not take oaths there in the Lord’s name.

Matthew 10:16

“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

Ephesians 5:15

So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.

Joshua 12:9

The king of Jericho The king of Ai, near Bethel

Joshua 18:12

The northern boundary of Benjamin’s land began at the Jordan River, went north of the slope of Jericho, then west through the hill country and the wilderness of Beth-aven.

Joshua 2:1

Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove. He instructed them, “Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho.” So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night.

Joshua 7:3

When they returned, they told Joshua, “There’s no need for all of us to go up there; it won’t take more than two or three thousand men to attack Ai. Since there are so few of them, don’t make all our people struggle to go up there.”

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines mustered a mighty army of 3,000 chariots, 6,000 charioteers, and as many warriors as the grains of sand on the seashore! They camped at Micmash east of Beth-aven.

1 Samuel 14:23

So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle continued to rage even beyond Beth-aven.

1 Samuel 30:27

The gifts were sent to the people of the following towns David had visited: Bethel, Ramoth-negev, Jattir,