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

The Levites did what Moses ordered, and that day about three thousand men of the people died.

Now the temple was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain.

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