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Joshua 8:7

God's power and sovereignty

5 Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.

6 They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,

you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

8 And when you have taken the city, set it on fire. Do as the LORD has commanded! See, I have given you orders.”

9 So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
KJV
Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
WEB
and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
ASV
and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand.
DARBY
And ye shall rise up from the ambush and take possession of the city; and Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand.
BLB
and you⁺ shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for YHWH your⁺ God will deliver it into your⁺ hands.
ÅB
skal dere reise dere fra bakholdet og innta byen, og Herren deres Gud skal gi den i deres hånd.
OTB
Da skal dere reise dere fra deres skjulested og ta kontroll over byen, for Herren deres Gud vil gi den i deres hender.
B1930
skal I reise eder fra bakholdet og innta byen, og Herren eders Gud skal gi den i eders hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 21:30–31

    There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

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  • Joshua 8:1

    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.

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  • 2 Kings 5:1

    Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

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