7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho 1 to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel 2 ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.
8:3 Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. 3 Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.
1 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
2 map For the location of Bethel see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.
3 tn “And Joshua and all the people of war arose to go up [against] Ai.”