Joshua 8:2

8:2 Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho ¹  and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”

Joshua 8:12

8:12 He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel ²  and Ai.

Joshua 8:14

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. ³  But he did not realize ⁴  men were hiding behind the city. ⁵ 

[8:2]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[8:12]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:14]  ³ tn Heb “When the king of Ai saw, the men of Ai hurried and rose early and went out to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people at the meeting place before the Arabah.”

[8:14]  ⁴ tn Or “know.”

[8:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “that (there was) an ambush for him behind the city.”