Joshua 7:3
“And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they returned unto Joshua, and said unto him, let not all the people go up,.... After they had reconnoitred the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The total population of Ai was about twelve thousand Jos 8:25. It could therefore hardly muster three thousand warriors.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 7:1-5
The story of this chapter begins with a but. The Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was noised through all that country,…
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