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So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night.
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A Tale of Two Numbers
Commentators note a potential numerical discrepancy between the 30,000 men mentioned here and 5,000 mentioned later. Regardless of the exact numbers, they explain the key point is the strategy: Joshua sent a select, elite force by night to set an ambush and cut Ai off from its ally, Bethel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thirty thousand men - Comparing Joshua 8:3 and Joshua 8:12 (five thousand men), there is probably a mistake in the numbers of this …
19th Century
Anglican
And Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men. — Some difficulty arises from the fact that thirty thousand men are ment…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai As the Lord had comma…
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Observe Joshua's conduct and prudence. Those who would maintain their spiritual conflicts must not love their ease. Probably he went into the valle…
