Joshua 7:4

So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.

So there went up {H5927} thither of the people {H5971} about three {H7969} thousand {H505} men {H376}: and they fled {H5127} before {H6440} the men {H582} of Ai {H5857}.

So from the people about three thousand men went up there, but they were routed by the men of 'Ai.

So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.

So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 28:25 (7 votes)

    The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Leviticus 26:17 (6 votes)

    And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

  • Deuteronomy 32:30 (3 votes)

    How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?

  • Isaiah 30:17 (3 votes)

    One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

  • Isaiah 59:2 (3 votes)

    But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear.