Then he left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built another altar at that place to honor the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord there.
Joshua 8:12 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Then Joshua chose about 5000 men. He sent these men to hide in the area west of the city, between Bethel and Ai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city. American Standard Version (1901) And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. Common English Bible He took about five thousand men and positioned them as an ambush between Bethel and Ai to the west of the city. Catholic Public Domain Version Now he had chosen five thousand men, and he had positioned them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, at the western part of the same city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he had chosen five thousand men: and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Hai, on the west side of the same city. |
Then he left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built another altar at that place to honor the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord there.
All the soldiers who were with Joshua marched to Ai. They stopped in front of the city. The army made its camp north of the city. There was a valley between the army and Ai.
So Joshua had prepared his men for the fight. The main camp was north of the city. The other men were hiding to the west. That night Joshua went down into the valley.
The descendants of Joseph went to fight against the city of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.