Judges 20:34

20:34 Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah – the battle was fierce. ¹  But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep. ² 

Joshua 8:4

8:4 He told ³  them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!

Joshua 8:2

8:2 Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho ⁴  and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”

Joshua 5:1

5:1 When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they ⁵  crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites. ⁶ 

[20:34]  ¹ tn Heb “heavy”; or “severe.”

[20:34]  ² tn Heb “And they did not know that touching against them was disaster.”

[8:4]  ³ tn Or “commanded, ordered.”

[8:2]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[5:1]  ⁵ tc Another textual tradition has, “while we crossed.”

[5:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “their heart[s] melted and there was no longer in them breathe because of the sons of Israel.”