Joshua 8:2
And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst to Jericho and her king,.... Burn the one and slay the other:
only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto…
Israel were very happy in having such a commander as Joshua, but Joshua was more happy in having such a director as God himself; when any difficulty occurred, he needed not to call a council of war…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the spoil thereof unlike the case of Jericho, is formally conceded to the Israelites.
an ambush "Put busshementis to the citye bihynde it," Wyclif. Literally a weaver, a lier in wait, from arab, to…
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