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Joshua 8:12 Cross-References
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“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 . of: or, of Ai”
Joshua 8:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 8:12
Joshua took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city. This is either the same ambush force mentioned earlier or an additional unit—commentators differ. If additional, it suggests layered ambush positions providing backup and preventing Bethel's intervention. The specific number 'five thousand' shows careful force allocation—enough to overwhelm Ai's defenders when the city was emptied, but not so many as to risk detection during deployment. The position between Bethel and Ai served strategic purpose: blocking potential reinforcements from Bethel whi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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