Yosua 8:9

8:9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place ¹  west of Ai, between Bethel ²  and Ai. ³  Joshua spent that night with the army. ⁴ 

Yosua 8:2

8:2 Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho ⁵  and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”

1 Tawarikh 20:1

20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, ⁶  Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.

[8:9]  ¹ tn Or “the place of ambush.”

[8:9]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:9]  ³ tn Heb “and they stayed between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai.”

[8:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the midst of the people.”

[8:2]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[20:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and it was at the time of the turning of the year, at the time of the going out of kings.”