3And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.
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And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: …
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(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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