Yosua 7:3

7:3 They returned and reported to Joshua, ¹  “Don’t send the whole army. ²  About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. ³  Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.” ⁴ 

Yosua 8:24

8:24 When Israel had finished killing all the men ⁵  of Ai who had chased them toward the desert ⁶  (they all fell by the sword), ⁷  all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.

Yosua 9:11

9:11 Our leaders and all who live in our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them, “We are willing to be your subjects. ⁸  Make a treaty with us.”’

[7:3]  ¹ tn Heb “and they returned to Joshua and said to him.”

[7:3]  ² tn Heb “Don’t let all the people go up.”

[7:3]  ³ tn Heb “Let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up to defeat Ai.”

[7:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “all the people for they are small.”

[8:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “residents.”

[8:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the field, in the desert in which they chased them.”

[8:24]  ⁷ tc Heb “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed.” The LXX omits the words, “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword.” They may represent a later scribal addition.

[9:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “your servants.”