Moses said to Joshua, ‘Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.’
Joshua 8:3 - New International Version (Anglicised) So Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of his best fighting men and sent them out at night Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai; [he] chose thirty thousand mighty men of strength and sent them forth by night. American Standard Version (1901) So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night. Common English Bible So Joshua and the whole army got ready to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand brave soldiers. He sent them out by night. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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, |
Moses said to Joshua, ‘Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.’
and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.
‘At midnight the cry rang out: “Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!”
for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.
You shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city.’
with these orders: ‘Listen carefully. You are to set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from it. All of you be on the alert.
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.
Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait in the fields.