Joshua 7:3

World Messianic Bible British Edition

They returned to Joshua, and said to him, “Don’t let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don’t make all the people to toil there, for there are only a few of them.”

Cross References

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labour.

Luke 13:24

“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

Hebrews 4:11

Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

Joshua 7:2

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the land.” The men went up and spied out Ai.

Joshua 7:4

So about three thousand men of the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.

2 Peter 1:5

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;