Joshua 8:3-5

International Standard Version

³ So Joshua and all of the fighting men prepared to go out against Ai. Joshua selected 30,000 valiant warriors and sent them out by night, ⁴ telling them, “Pay attention now! You are to set up an ambush around the city. Don’t go very far from the city, and all of you remain on alert. ⁵ I and all of the army with me will advance upon the city. When they come out after us like they did before, we’ll run away from them.