Joshua 8:12
12 Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
Other Translations of Joshua 8:12
King James Version
12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
English Standard Version
12 He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
The Message
12 He had taken about five thousand men and put them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.
New King James Version
12 So he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
New Living Translation
12 That night Joshua sent about 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 8:12
Commentary on Joshua 8:3-22
(Read Joshua 8:3-22)
Observe Joshua's conduct and prudence. Those that would maintain their spiritual conflicts must not love their ease. Probably he went into the valley alone, to pray to God for a blessing, and he did not seek in vain. He never drew back till the work was done. Those that have stretched out their hands against their spiritual enemies, must never draw them back.