He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to YHWH and called on the name of YHWH.
Joshua 7:2 - Y'all Version Bible Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Y’all go up and spy out the land.” The men went up and spied out Ai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, Go up and spy out the land. So the men went up and spied out Ai. American Standard Version (1901) And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai. Common English Bible Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel. He said to them, “Go up. Scout out the land.” So the men went up and scouted out Ai. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Joshua sent men from Jericho against Ai, which is beside Bethaven, toward the eastern region of the town of Bethel, he said to them, "Go up and explore the land." And they fulfilled his instruction, and they explored Ai. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Josue sent men from Jericho against Hai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of the town of Bethel, he said to them: Go up, and view the country. And they fulfilled his command, and viewed Hai. |
He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to YHWH and called on the name of YHWH.
He called the name of that place Bethel, though the name of the city had been Luz.
The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,
for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
He has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.
“Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Y’all cry out, daughters of Rabbah! Y’all clothe yourself in sackcloth and lament Y’all rush back and forth among the fences, for Malcam will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.
“Although you, Israel, play the prostitute, do not let Judah become guilty. And both of y’all must not go to Gilgal, nor up to Beth Aven, And y’all must not swear, ‘As YHWH lives.’
“Look, I am sending y’all out as sheep among wolves. Therefore, y’all must be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Therefore y’all must watch carefully how you* walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward. It ended at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Y’all go and inspect the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
They returned to Joshua, and said to him, “Don’t send all people, but send about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don’t make the whole army weary, for there are only a few of them.”
The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel: thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.
So YHWH saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
He sent it to those who were in Bethel, to those who were in Ramoth of the South, to those who were in Jattir,