Joshua 7:4

Translations

Modern

So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.

Traditional

So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.

Literal

And the people went up from there, about three thousand men, and they fled before the face of the men of Ai.

Latin

Ascenderunt ergo tria millia pugnatorum. Qui statim terga vertentes,

Original

Hebrew

English

So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.

Notes

Joshua 7:3–4

God’s gift of victory at Jericho seems to have led to complacency and overconfidence (a false sense of security). Joshua did not even ask God for guidance before he sent a small group of soldiers to Ai.

Joshua 7:1–26

After Jericho became part of Israel, Joshua's first military task was to secure a position in the hill country. Conquering Jericho boosted Israel's confidence and left the people of Canaan feeling discouraged and without hope. However, everything depended on Israel's obedience to God. The sin of one man and its consequences show the importance of the command to destroy Jericho (see “Complete Dedication” Theme Note).

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Community Identity Community Responsibility: Achan’s Sin Holy War Remove the Evil Retribution The Dangers of Sin

Events

War with Canaanites

Related verses

Deuteronomy 28:25
The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Leviticus 26:17
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
Isaiah 30:17
A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.

Places

Ai: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua after initial defeat

Glossary

Ai Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Carmi Conquest and Allotment of the Land Curse, Cursed Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Tribe of Dan Zerah Zimri (Person)

Topics

Armies: Employed in Assaulting Cities Sieges: Ai The Armies of Israel: Men Selected From, for Difficult Enterprises

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