From there he went on towards the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
Joshua 8:12 - New International Version (Anglicised) Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. 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. |
From there he went on towards the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
The entire force that was with him marched up and approached the city and arrived in front of it. They set up camp north of Ai, with the valley between them and the city.
So the soldiers took up their positions – with the main camp to the north of the city and the ambush to the west of it. That night Joshua went into the valley.
Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them.