Joshua 16:3
16:3 It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.
Joshua 19:44
19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
Joshua 21:22
21:22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.
Joshua 21:2
21:2 in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The
Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”
Joshua 8:4-18
8:4 He told
them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
8:5 I and all the troops
who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.
8:6 They will attack
us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say, ‘They are retreating from us like before.’ We will retreat from them.
8:7 Then you rise up from your hiding place
and seize
the city. The
Lord your God will hand it over to you.
8:8 When you capture the city, set it
on fire. Do as the
Lord says! See, I have given you orders.”
8:9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place
west of Ai, between Bethel
and Ai.
Joshua spent that night with the army.
8:10 Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered the army, and he and the leaders of Israel marched at the head of it to Ai.
8:11 All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley.
8:12 He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.
8:13 The army was in position – the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into the middle of the valley.
8:14 When the king of Ai saw Israel, he and his whole army quickly got up the next day and went out to fight Israel at the meeting place near the Arabah. But he did not realize men were hiding behind the city.
8:15 Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them and they retreated along the way to the desert.
8:16 All the reinforcements in Ai were ordered to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.
8:17 No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.
8:18 The Lord told Joshua, “Hold out toward Ai the curved sword in your hand, for I am handing the city over to you.” So Joshua held out toward Ai the curved sword in his hand.