Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 8:14

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14. at a time appointed —either an hour concocted between the king and people of Ai and those of Beth-el, who were confederates in this enterprise, or perhaps they had fixed on the same time of day, as they had fought successfully against Israel on the former occasion, deeming it a lucky hour ( :- ). but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city —It is evident that this king and his subjects were little experienced in war; otherwise they would have sent out scouts to reconnoitre the neighborhood; at all events, they would not have left their town wholly unprotected and open. Perhaps an ambuscade may have been a war stratagem hitherto unknown in that country, and among that people. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-15" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-jos-8-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/jos-8-14

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological