18And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
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For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-22)We have here an account of the taking of Ai by stratagem. The stratagem here used, we are sure, was lawful and good; God himself appointed it, and we have no reason to think but that the like is lawful and good in other wars. Here was no league broken, no treaty of peace, that the advantage was gained; no, these are sacred things, and not to be jested with, nor used to serve a turn; truth, when on…
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