Joshua went down by night into the valley where he would be seen at daylight by the men of Ai, and was accompanied no doubt by a picked body of tro…

Joshua went that night into the... valley (Emek). —Not the ravine (or Gai) previously mentioned (Joshua 8:11)…

Joshua went that night, etc. It is not probable that all were called out from the camp, but the army was composed of those who were more a…

And when they had set the people
In battle array, as in (1 Kings 20:12) ; that is, Joshua and the office…

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