Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked.
Joshua 8:17 - 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, 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. 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,) 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. |
Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked.
And Sehon the king of Hesebon would not let us pass: because the Lord thy God had hardened his spirit, and fixed his heart, that he might be delivered into thy hands, as now thou seest.
For it was the sentence of the Lord, that their hearts should be hardened, and they should fight against Israel, and fall, and should not deserve any clemency, and should be destroyed as the Lord had commanded Moses.
But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,
The Lord said to Josue: Lift up the shield that is in thy hand, towards the city of Hai, for I will deliver it to thee.
And Josue arose, and all the army of the fighting men with him, to go up against Hai. And he sent thirty thousand chosen valiant men in the night,
And the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and, seeing their enemies flee, pursued them a long way, so as to wound and kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, whilst they fled by two highways, whereof one goeth up to Bethel, and the other to Gabaa, and they slew about thirty men: