Joshua 8:1
afraid .... panic <03372 02865> [Fear not.]
Take .... army ...................... people <03947 05971> [take all.]
It would seem, from this verse, that all that were capable of bearing arms were to march out of the camp on this occasion: 30,000 formed an ambuscade in one place; and 5,000 were placed in another, who all gained their positions in the night. With the rest of the army, Joshua appeared the next morning before Ai, which the men of that city would naturally suppose was the whole of the Israelitish force and, consequently, be the more emboldened to come out and attack them. Some, however, think that 30,000 men were the whole that were employed on this occasion, 5,000 of whom were placed in ambush on the west of the city, between Bethel and Ai (ver. 12,) and, with the rest, Joshua appeared before the city in the morning. The king, seeing but about 25,000 coming against him, though he had but 12,000 persons in the whole city (ver. 25), determined to risk a battle, issued out, and was defeated by stratagem.
See I ... handing <07200 05414> [see, I have.]
Joshua 12:1-24
side <05676> [on the other.]
Valley <05158> [from the.]
[unto the mount.]
Sihon <05511> [Sihon.]
Jabbok <02999> [Jabbok.]
Sea ... Kinnereth .... Sea ....... Sea <03672 03220> [sea of Chinneroth.]
This inland sea, or rather lake, which drives its several names, the Lake of Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Lake of Gennesareth, from the territory which forms its western and south-western border, is computed to be between seventeen and eighteen miles in length, and from five to six in breadth. The waters of this lake, which are sweet and agreeable, lie in a deep basin, surrounded with lofty hills, except at the north and south, where it is a plain country or level. There is a current through the whole lake even to the shore; and the Jordan through it is discernible by the smoothness of the surface in that part. Its appearance from the north- western extremity is said by Mr. Buckingham to be exceedingly grand; but the barren aspect of the mountains on each side, and the total absence of wood, give a cast of dullness to the picture.
Sea ...... Sea ....... Sea <03220> [Sea of Tiberias. the sea.]
Beth Jeshimoth <01020> [Beth-jeshimoth.]
southward <08486> [the south. or, Teman. Ashdoth-pisgah. or, the springs of]
Pisgah, or, the hill.
territory <01366> [the coast.]
remaining <03499> [the remnant.]
lived <03427> [dwelt.]
Hermon <02768> [Hermon.]
Salecah <05548> [Salcah.]
border ............... border <01366> [unto the.]
Moses ........... Moses <04872> [did Moses.]
assigned ... land <05414 03425> [gave it.]
side <05676> [on this side.]
Baal Gad <01171> [Baal-gad.]
Seir <08165> [Seir.]
Joshua ........................... Joshua <05414 03091> [Joshua gave.]
hill country <02022> [the mountains.]
Hittites <02850> [the Hittites.]
Jericho <03405> [Jericho.]
Ai <05857> [Ai.]
Jerusalem <03389> [Jerusalem.]
Hebron <02275> [Hebron.]
Jarmuth <03412> [Jarmuth.]
Placed by Eusebius and Jerome four miles from Eleutheropolis, near Eshtaol; but, in Jermus, which is probably the same, they state it to be ten miles from Eleutheropolis, towards Jerusalem; which is supposed to be nearer the truth.
Lachish <03923> [Lachish.]
Eusebius and Jerome say it was a village in their time, seven miles south from Eleutheropolis.
Eglon <05700> [Eglon.]
Gezer <01507> [Gezer.]
Gezer appears to have situated in the tribe of Ephraim, near Beth-horon, between it and the sea. Eusebius and Jerome place it four miles north of Nicopolis or Emmaus.
Debir <01688> [Debir.]
Geder <01445> [Geder.]
Hormah <02767> [Hormah.]
Arad <06166> [Arad.]
Eusebius places this city in the neighbourhood of Kadesh, four miles from Malathis, and twenty from Hebron.
Libnah <03841> [Libnah.]
Eusebius and Jerome inform us, that Libnah was a town or village in their time, lying in the district of Eleutheropolis.
Adullam <05725> [Adullam.]
Makkedah <04719> [Makkedah.]
Bethel <01008> [Beth-el.]
Tappuah <08599> [Tappuah.]
Hepher <02660> [Hepher.]
Aphek <0663> [Aphek.]
Lasharon <08289> [Lasharon. or, Sharon.]
Madon <04068> [Madon.]
Hazor <02674> [Hazor.]
Meron <08112> [Shimron-meron.]
Acshaph <0407> [Achshaph.]
Taanach <08590> [Taanach.]
Megiddo <04023> [Megiddo.]
Kedesh <06943> [Kedesh.]
Jokneam <03362> [Jokneam.]
Carmel <03760> [Carmel.]
Dor .... Dor <01756> [Dor.]
Goyim <01471> [the nations.]
Gilgal <01537> [Gilgal.]
Tirzah <08656> [Tirzah.]
