Joshua 7:2 “Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven…”

Joshua 7:2

Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

World English Bible

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the land.” The men went up and spied out Ai.

American Standard Version

And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ioshua sent men from Iericho to Ai, which is beside Bethauen, on ye East side of Bethel, and spake vnto them, saying, Goe vp, and view the countrey. And ye men went vp, and viewed Ai,

Darby Translation

And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and spy out the country. And the men went up and spied out Ai.

Young's Literal Translation

And Joshua sendeth men from Jericho to Ai, which [is] near Beth-Aven, on the east of Bethel, and speaketh unto them, saying, 'Go up and spy the land;' and the men go up and spy Ai,

Bible in Basic English

Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is by the side of Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and said to them, Go up and make a search through the land. And the men went up and saw how Ai was placed.

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Cross references

“to Ai”

Genesis 12:8 Joshua 12:9

Genesis 12:8 · BSB

From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.

Joshua 12:9 · BSB

the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;

“Hai”

Nehemiah 11:31

Nehemiah 11:31 · BSB

The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;

“Aija”

Joshua 18:12 Hosea 4:15 Genesis 28:19

Joshua 18:12 · BSB

On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

Hosea 4:15 · BSB

Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

Genesis 28:19 · BSB

and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

“Go up”

Proverbs 20:18 Proverbs 24:6 Matthew 10:16 Joshua 2:1 Ephesians 5:15

Proverbs 20:18 · BSB

Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

Proverbs 24:6 · BSB

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

Matthew 10:16 · BSB

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Joshua 2:1 · BSB

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

Ephesians 5:15 · BSB

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

Also

1 Samuel 14:23 1 Samuel 13:5

1 Samuel 14:23 · BSB

So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.

1 Samuel 13:5 · BSB

Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.

3On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”

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