Joshua 8:4
“And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he commanded them, saying,.... At the time he sent them away:
behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even…
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
go not very far from the city They would station themselves high up in the Wâdy Harith, at no great distance from the…
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