Joshua 8:22
“And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the other issued out of the city against them,.... That is, the ambush, or at least a part of them:
so that they…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 8:3-22
We have here an account of the taking of Ai by stratagem. The stratagem here used, we are sure, was lawful and good; God…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
so they were in the midst of Israel "The host of Israel now turned again, while those who had set Ai on fire advanced in…
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