Discovery BoxJoshua 7:2-3 
Context7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho 1 to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel 2 ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai. 7:3 They returned and reported to Joshua, 3 “Don’t send the whole army. 4 About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. 5 Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.” 6
1 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
2 map For the location of Bethel see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
3 tn Heb “and they returned to Joshua and said to him.”
4 tn Heb “Don’t let all the people go up.”
5 tn Heb “Let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up to defeat Ai.”
6 tn Heb “all the people for they are small.”
