Joshua 8:3 meaning and explanation

So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night

Joshua 8:3, Berean Standard Bible

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After Israel's defeat at Ai because of Achan's sin, God now tells Joshua to attack again and promises victory. Joshua obeys by mobilizing the whole army and selecting thirty thousand mighty men of valor, a phrase describing experienced fighting men, and sending them out at night to lie in ambush behind the city.

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