Cross Reference JOSHUA 8:1 AND THE LORD SAID UNTO JOSHUA FEAR NOT NEITHER BE THOU DISMAYED TAKE ALL THE PEOPLE OF WAR WITH THEE AND ARISE GO UP TO AI SEE I HAVE GIVEN INTO THY HAND THE KING OF AI AND HIS PEOPLE AND HIS CITY AND HIS LAND

{Joshua 8:1} And the LORD 3068 said 559 z8799 unto x413 Joshua, 3091 Fear 3372 z8799 not, x408 neither x408 be thou dismayed: 2865 z8735 take 3947 z8798 x853 all x3605 the people 5971 of war 4421 with x5973 thee, and arise, 6965 z8798 go up 5927 z8798 to Ai: 5857 see, 7200 z8798 I have given 5414 z8804 into thy hand 3027 x853 the king 4428 of Ai, 5857 and his people, 5971 and his city, 5892 and his land: 776

Fear not:
"Have not¹ I commandedª ° thee? Be strongª ° and of a good courage;ª ° be not afraid,ª °¹ neither¹ be thou dismayed:ª ° for¹ the LORDª thy Godª [is] with¹ thee whithersoever¹ ¹ thou goest.² °¹" {Jsh 1:9} + "And Joshuaª rentª ° his clothes,ª and fellª ° to the earthª upon¹ his faceª beforeª the arkª of the LORDª until¹ the eventide,ª he¹ and the eldersª of Israel,ª and putª ° dustª upon¹ their heads.ª ... And Joshuaª said,ª ° Alas,¹ O² Lordª GOD,ª wherefore¹ hast thou at all² ° broughtª °¹ this¹ peopleª overª °¹ Jordan,ª to deliverª ° us into the handª of the Amorites,ª to destroyª ° us? would to Godª we had been content,ª ° and dweltª ° on the other sideª Jordan!ª" {Jsh 7:6-7} + "For the Canaanitesª and all¹ the inhabitantsª ° of the landª shall hearª ° [of it], and shall environ us round,ª °¹ and cut offª °¹ our nameª from¹ the earth:ª and what¹ wilt thou doª ° unto thy greatª name?ª" {Jsh 7:9} + "Behold,ª ° the LORDª thy Godª hath setª °¹ the landª beforeª thee: go upª ° [and] possessª ° [it], as¹ the LORDª Godª of thy fathersª hath saidª ° unto thee; fearª ° not,¹ neither¹ be discouraged.ª °" {Deu 1:21} + "Thou shalt not¹ be afraidª ° of¹ them: [but] shalt well² ° rememberª °¹ what¹ the LORDª thy Godª didª ° unto Pharaoh,ª and unto all¹ Egypt;ª" {Deu 7:18} + "And the LORD,ª he¹ [it is] that doth goª ° beforeª thee; he¹ will be¹ with thee,¹ he will not¹ failª ° thee, neither¹ forsakeª ° thee: fearª ° not,¹ neither¹ be dismayed.ª °" {Deu 31:8} + "[[[A Psalm] of David.]]ª The LORDª [is] my lightª and my salvation;ª whom¹ ¹ shall I fear?ª ° the LORDª [is] the strengthª of my life;ª of whom¹ ¹ shall I be afraid?ª °" {Psa 27:1} + "The LORDª of hostsª [is] with¹ us; the Godª of Jacobª [is] our refuge.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 46:11} + "Behold,¹ Godª [is] my salvation;ª I will trust,ª ° and not¹ be afraid:ª ° for¹ the LORDª JEHOVAHª [is] my strengthª and [my] song;ª he also is become¹ my salvation.ª" {Isa 12:2} + "Fearª ° thou not;¹ for¹ I¹ [am] with¹ thee: be not¹ dismayed;ª ° for¹ I¹ [am] thy God:ª I will strengthenª ° thee; yea,¹ I will helpª ° thee; yea,¹ I will upholdª ° thee with the right handª of my righteousness.ª ... Thou shalt fanª ° them, and the windª shall carry them away,ª ° and the whirlwindª shall scatterª ° them: and thou¹ shalt rejoiceª ° in the LORD,ª [and] shalt gloryª ° in the Holy Oneª of Israel.ª" {Isa 41:10-16} + "When¹ thou passest throughª ° the waters,ª I¹ [will be] with¹ thee; and through the rivers,ª they shall not¹ overflowª ° thee: when¹ thou walkest² °¹ throughª the fire,ª thou shalt not¹ be burned;ª ° neither¹ shall the flameª kindleª ° upon thee." {Isa 43:2} + "But fearª ° not¹ thou,¹ O my servantª Jacob,ª and be not¹ dismayed,ª ° O Israel:ª for,¹ behold,¹ I will saveª ° thee from afar off,ª ¹ and thy seedª from the landª ¹ of their captivity;ª and Jacobª shall return,ª ° and be in restª ° and at ease,ª ° and none¹ shall make [him] afraid.ª °" {Jer 46:27} + "Andª he saithª ° unto them,ª Whyª are¹ ye² ° fearful,ª O ye of little faith?ª Thenª he arose,ª ° and rebukedª ° the¹ windsª andª the¹ sea;ª andª there wasª ° a greatª calm.ª" {Mtt 8:26}

take all:
It would seem, from this verse, that all that were capable of bearing arms were to march out of the camp on this occasion: 30,000 formed an ambuscade in one place; and 5,000 were placed in another, who all gained their positions in the night. With the rest of the army, Joshua appeared the next morning before Ai, which the men of that city would naturally suppose was the whole of the Israelitish force and, consequently, be the more emboldened to come out and attack them. Some, however, think that 30,000 men were the whole that were employed on this occasion, 5,000 of whom were placed in ambush on the west of the city, between Bethel and Ai ("And he tookª ° about fiveª thousandª men,ª and setª ° them to lie in ambushª ° between¹ Bethelª and Ai,ª on the west sideª ¹ of the city.ª ² °" {Jsh 8:12}), and, with the rest, Joshua appeared before the city in the morning. The king, seeing but about 25,000 coming against him, though he had but 12,000 persons in the whole city ("And [so] it was,¹ [that] all¹ that fellª ° that¹ day,ª both of menª ¹ and women,ª [were] twelveª ª thousand,ª [even] all¹ the men² ¹ of Ai.ª" {Jsh 8:25}), determined to risk a battle, issued out, and was defeated by stratagem.

I have:
"And the LORDª saidª ° unto¹ Joshua,ª See,ª ° I have givenª ° into thine handª ¹ Jericho,ª and the kingª thereof, [and] the mighty¹ men² of valour.ª" {Jsh 6:2} + "For¹ they got² ° not¹ the landª in possessionª ° by their own sword,ª neither¹ did their own armª saveª ° them: but¹ thy right hand,ª and thine arm,ª and the lightª of thy countenance,ª because¹ thou hadst a favourª ° unto them." {Psa 44:3} + "And he¹ changethª ° the timesª and the seasons:ª he removethª ° kings,ª and setteth upª ° kings:ª he givethª ° wisdomª unto the wise,ª and knowledgeª to them that knowª ° understanding:ª" {Dan 2:21} + "Thou,ª O king,ª [art] a kingª of kings:ª for¹ the Godª of heavenª hath givenª ° thee a kingdom,ª power,ª and strength,ª and glory.ª ... And wheresoeverª ¹ the childrenª of menª dwell,ª ° the beastsª of the fieldª and the fowlsª of the heavenª hath he givenª ° into thine hand,ª and hath made thee rulerª ° over them all.ª Thouª [art] this¹ headª of¹ gold.ª" {Dan 2:37-38} + "That they shall driveª ° thee fromª men,ª and thy dwellingª shall beª ° withª the beastsª of the field,ª and they shall make thee to eatª ° grassª as oxen,ª and they shall wetª ° thee with the dewª ¹ of heaven,ª and sevenª timesª shall passª overª thee, tillª ¹ thou knowª ° that¹ the most Highª rulethª in the kingdomª of men,ª and givethª ° it to whomsoeverª ¹ he will.ª °" {Dan 4:25} + "And allª the inhabitantsª ° of the earthª [are] reputedª ° as nothing:ª and he doethª ° according to his willª ° in the armyª of heaven,ª and [among] the inhabitantsª ° of the earth:ª and noneª canª stayª ° his hand,ª or sayª ° unto him, Whatª doestª ° thou?" {Dan 4:35}

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