Naaman was the commander of the Syrian army. The Lord had helped him and his troops defeat their enemies, so the king of Syria respected Naaman very much. Naaman was a brave soldier, but he had leprosy.
Joshua 8:7 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition you come out of hiding. The Lord our God will help you capture the town. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then you shall rise up from the ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand. American Standard Version (1901) and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand. Common English Bible But you will rise up from the ambush and take over the city. The LORD your God will give it into your power. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, while we are fleeing and they are pursuing, you shall rise up from the ambush, and you shall lay waste to the city. And the Lord your God will deliver it into your hands. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whilst we are fleeing, and they pursuing, you shall arise out of the ambush, and shall destroy the city. And the Lord your God will deliver it into our hands. |
Naaman was the commander of the Syrian army. The Lord had helped him and his troops defeat their enemies, so the king of Syria respected Naaman very much. Naaman was a brave soldier, but he had leprosy.
The Lord told Joshua: Don't be afraid, and don't be discouraged by what happened at the town of Ai. Take the army and attack again. But first, order part of the army to set up an ambush on the other side of the town. I will help you defeat the king of Ai and his army, and you will capture the town and the land around it. Destroy Ai and kill its king as you did at Jericho. But you may keep the livestock and everything else you want.
Then set it on fire, as the Lord has told us to do. Those are your orders,
David asked the Lord about it again. “Leave at once,” the Lord answered. “I will give you victory over the Philistines at Keilah.”