Joshua 8:1-3

Christian Standard Bible

Conquest of Ai

8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged.^(A) Take all the troops with you and go attack Ai. Look, I have handed over to you the king of Ai, his people, city, and land.^{(B) 2} Treat Ai and its king as you did Jericho and its king,^(C) except that you may plunder its spoil and livestock for yourselves.^(D) Set an ambush behind the city.”^(E)

³ So Joshua and all the troops set out to attack Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand of his best soldiers and sent them out at night.