Joshua 8:3
“So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai,.... As the Lord had commanded him:
and Joshua chose…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thirty thousand men - comparing Jos 8:3 and Jos 8:12 (“five thousand men”), there is probably a mistake in the numbers…
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
Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour There is an apparent discrepancy between this statement and that…
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