Joshua 8:1 Now the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear or be dismayed. Take all the people of war with you and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. (NASB ©1995)Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
Joshua 6:2 The LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the valiant warriors.
Joshua 10:8 The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands; not one of them shall stand before you." (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:1,2 God encourages Joshua 1:2 3-28 The stratagem whereby Ai was taken 29 The king thereof is hanged 30,31 Joshua builds an altar 32 writes the law on stones 33-35 and pronounces the blessings and curses Fear not Jos 1:9 7:6,7,9 De 1:21 7:18 31:8 Ps 27:1 46:11 Isa 12:2 41:10-16 43:1 Jer 46:27 Mt 8:26 take all It would seem, from this verse, that all that were capable of bearing arms were to march out of the camp on this occasion: 30,000 formed an ambuscade in one pald??; and 5000 were placed in another, who all gained their positions in the night. With the rest of the army, Joshua appeared the next morning before Ai, which the men of that city would naturally suppose was the whole of the Israelitish force and, consequently, be the more emboldened to come out and attack them. Some, however, think that 20,000 men were the whole that were employed on this occasion, 5000 of whom were placed in ambush on the west of the city, between Bethel and Ai (ver 12) and, with the rest, Joshua appeared before the city in the morning. The king, seeing but about 25,000 coming against him, though he had but 12,000 person in the whole city (ver 25), determined to risk a battle, issued out, and was defeated by a stratagem. See, I have Jos 6:2 Ps 44:3 Da 2:21,27,38 4:25,35 Concordance Entries Affrighted Afraid Ai Arise Army Attack Behold Delivered Discouraged Dismayed Fear Fighting Fighting-men Hands Joshua Rise Town Troubled War Jump to Previous Occurrence Afraid Ai Arise Army Attack City Delivered Discouraged Dismayed Hand Hands Joshua War Whole Jump to Next Occurrence Afraid Ai Arise Army Attack City Delivered Discouraged Dismayed Hand Hands Joshua War Whole New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
