Joshua 8:12
Taking about 5,000 men, he set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai to the west of the city,
Joshua 8:2-3
Do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, but take its spoil and its livestock as war booty for yourselves. Set an ambush around the city."
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Five thousand
General references
Bible References
Five thousand
Joshua 8:2
Do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, but take its spoil and its livestock as war booty for yourselves. Set an ambush around the city."
General references
Judges 9:25
The "lords" of Shechem sent out men to ambush him on the mountain tops, and they robbed everyone who came by them along the roads, and this was reported to Abimelech.