He took - Rather “had taken;” the words refer to the ambush which Joshua had detached during the previous night.

And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush ... —Is this a fresh body, or only a portion of the th…

And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush This was another ambush, as both Jarchi and Kimchi observe; and …

Observe Joshua's conduct and prudence. Those who would maintain their spiritual conflicts must not love their ease. Probably he went into the valle…