Joshua 8:1-3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Conquest of Ai

8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged.^(A) Take the whole military force with you and go attack Ai. Look, I have handed over to you the king of Ai, his people, city, and land.^{(B) 2} Treat Ai and its king as you did Jericho and its king;^(C) you may plunder its spoil and livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city.”

³ So Joshua and the whole military force set out to attack Ai. Joshua selected 30,000 fighting men and sent them out at night.