He catches the wise in their cleverness and dissipates the counsel of the perverse.
Joshua 8:17 - Catholic Public Domain Version and indeed not one remained in the city of Ai and of Bethel who did not pursue after Israel, (leaving the towns open after they had rushed out,) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. Leaving the city open, they pursued Israel. American Standard Version (1901) And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. Common English Bible No one who hadn’t gone out after Israel was left in either Ai or Bethel. They left the city wide open and chased after Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And not one remained in the city of Hai and of Bethel, that did not pursue after Israel, leaving the towns open as they had rushed out, English Standard Version 2016 Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. They left the city open and pursued Israel. |
He catches the wise in their cleverness and dissipates the counsel of the perverse.
And Sihon, the king of Heshbon, was not willing to grant passage to us. For the Lord your God had hardened his spirit, and had fastened his heart, so that he would be delivered into your hands, just as you now see.
For it was the sentence of the Lord that their hearts would be hardened, and that they would fight against Israel and fall, and that they did not deserve any clemency, and that they should perish, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
And they pursued them, shouting together and encouraging one another. And when they had withdrawn from the city,
the Lord said to Joshua: "Lift up the shield that is in your hand, toward the city of Ai. For I will deliver it to you."
And Joshua rose up, and the entire army of warriors with him, so that they might ascend against Ai. And he sent thirty thousand elect strong men in the night.
But the sons of Benjamin again burst forth boldly from the city. And since their enemies were fleeing, they pursued them a long way, so that they might wound or kill some of them, just as they had done on the first and second days. And they turned their backs along two paths, one bringing them toward Bethel, and the other toward Gibeah. And they struck down about thirty men.