2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-5)The story of this chapter begins with a but. The Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was noised through all that country , so the foregoing chapter ends, and it left no room to doubt but that he would go on as he had begun conquering and to conquer . He did right, and observed his orders in every thing. But the children of Israel committed a trespass , and so set God against them; and then even Jos...
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