Discovery BoxJoshua 7:2 
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.
Joshua 8:21-22
Context8:21 When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the city was going up in smoke, 3 they turned around and struck down the men of Ai. 8:22 At the same time the men who had taken the city came out to fight, and the men of Ai were trapped in the middle. 4 The Israelites struck them down, leaving no survivors or refugees.
Joshua 24:31
Context24:31 Israel worshiped 5 the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. 6 These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel. 7
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 that the smoke of the city ascended.”
4 tn Heb “and these went out from the city to meet them and they were for Israel in the middle, some on this side, and others on the other side.”
5 tn Or “served.”
6 tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived him.”
7 tn Heb “who knew all the work of the
