Joshua 8:12
and he took upon a five thousand men and put them to lie await, between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Joshua 8:2-3
And thou shalt do to Ai and her king, as thou didst unto Jericho and her king. Nevertheless the spoil and cattle thereof, ye shall take unto yourselves. But lay a watch unto the town on the backside thereof."
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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
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Five thousand
Joshua 8:2
And thou shalt do to Ai and her king, as thou didst unto Jericho and her king. Nevertheless the spoil and cattle thereof, ye shall take unto yourselves. But lay a watch unto the town on the backside thereof."
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Judges 9:25
And the citizens of Shechem set men to lay await for him in the top of the mountains, which men robbed all that came along the way by them. And it was told Abimelech.