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Joshua 8:7

God's power and sovereignty

5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,

6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.

9 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged 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 nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

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  • Joshua 8:1

    And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:

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  • 2 Kings 5:1

    Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

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