Joshua 8:17

There was not a man left in Ai or Beth El who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.

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WEBBE

There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.

BSB

Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.

KJV

And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

ASV

And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

BBE

There was not a man in Ai and Beth-el who did not go out after Israel; and the town was open and unwatched while they went after Israel.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 3–22

Observe Joshua's conduct and prudence. Those that would maintain their spiritual conflicts must not love their ease. Probably he went into the valley alone, to pray to God for a blessing, and he did not seek in vain. He never drew back till the work was done. Those that have stretched out their hands against their spiritual enemies, must never draw them back.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.