Joshua 7:4

7:4 So about three thousand men went up, but they fled from the men of Ai.

Joshua 8:12

8:12 He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel ¹  and Ai.

Joshua 7:3

7:3 They returned and reported to Joshua, ²  “Don’t send the whole army. ³  About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. ⁴  Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.” ⁵ 

[8:12]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[7:3]  ¹ tn Heb “and they returned to Joshua and said to him.”

[7:3]  ² tn Heb “Don’t let all the people go up.”

[7:3]  ³ tn Heb “Let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up to defeat Ai.”

[7:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “all the people for they are small.”