Jos 8:1, 2Ki 5:1, Pro 21:30-31 | TSK | STEP | God encourages Joshua. The stratagem whereby Ai was taken. The king thereof is hanged. Joshua builds an altar; writes the law on stones; and pronounces the blessings and curses. Fear not. take all.It would seem, from this verse, that all that were capable of bearing arms were to march out of the camp on this occasion: 30,000 formed an ambuscade in one place; and 5,000 were placed in another, who all gained their positions in the night. With the rest of the army, Joshua appeared the next morning before Ai, which the men of that city would naturally suppose was the whole of the Israelitish force and, consequently, be the more emboldened to come out and attack them. Some, however, think that 30,000 men were the whole that were employed on this occasion, 5,000 of whom were placed in ambush on the west of the city, between Bethel and Ai (ver. 12,) and, with the rest, Joshua appeared before the city in the morning. The king, seeing but about 25,000 coming against him, though he had but 12,000 persons in the whole city (ver. 25), determined to risk a battle, issued out, and was defeated by stratagem. see, I have.

Joshua 8:1

1 God encourages Joshua.

3 The stratagem whereby Ai was taken.

29 The king thereof is hanged.

30 Joshua builds an altar;

32 writes the law on stones;

33 and pronounces the blessings and curses.

Fear not.

1:9; 7:6,7,9; De 1:21; 7:18; 31:8; Ps 27:1; 46:11; Isa 12:2; 41:10-16

Isa 43:2; Jer 46:27; Mt 8:26

take all.It would seem, from this verse, that all that were capable of bearing arms were to march out of the camp on this occasion: 30,000 formed an ambuscade in one place; and 5,000 were placed in another, who all gained their positions in the night. With the rest of the army, Joshua appeared the next morning before Ai, which the men of that city would naturally suppose was the whole of the Israelitish force and, consequently, be the more emboldened to come out and attack them. Some, however, think that 30,000 men were the whole that were employed on this occasion, 5,000 of whom were placed in ambush on the west of the city, between Bethel and Ai (ver. 12,) and, with the rest, Joshua appeared before the city in the morning. The king, seeing but about 25,000 coming against him, though he had but 12,000 persons in the whole city (ver. 25), determined to risk a battle, issued out, and was defeated by stratagem.

see, I have.

6:2; Ps 44:3; Da 2:21,37,38; 4:25,35