Joshua 8:4 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he commanded them, Behold, you shall lie in wait against the city behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. American Standard Version (1901) And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: Common English Bible He commanded them, “Look. You are to ambush the city from behind. Don’t move too far away from the city. Be ready, all of you. Catholic Public Domain Version And he instructed them, saying: "Set an ambush behind the city. You shall withdraw not far away, and let everyone be prepared. English Standard Version 2016 And he commanded them, “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you remain ready. |
And he arose in the night and said to his servants: I tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we suffer great famine, and therefore they are gone out of the camp, and lie hid in the fields, saying: When they come out of the city we shall take them alive, and then we may get into the city.
While he spoke these things, Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind him. And while he stood facing the enemies, he encompassed Juda, who perceived it not, with his army.
It is good that thou shouldst hold up the just, yea and from him withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God, neglecteth nothing.
And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?
But do not thou give credit to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves by oath neither to eat, nor to drink, till they have killed him: and they are now ready, looking for a promise from thee.
But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,
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,
Then all the children of Israel, rising up out of the places where they were, set their army in battle array, in the place which is called Baalthamar. The ambushes also which were about the city began by little and little to come forth,
But the children of Benjamin when they saw themselves to be too weak, began to flee. Which the children of Israel seeing gave them place to flee, that they might come to the ambushes that were prepared, which they had set near the city.
And they set an ambush against him on the top of the mountains: and while they waited for his coming, they committed robberies, taking spoils of all that passed by. And it was told Abimelech.
Arise therefore in the night with the people that is with thee and he hid in the field.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have reckoned up all that Amalec hath done to Israel. How he opposed them in the way when they came up out of Egypt.
And when Saul was come to the city of Amalec, he laid ambushes in the torrent.