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Jozua 8:17

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17 En er werd niet een man overgelaten, in Ai, noch Beth-El, die niet uittrokken, Israel na; en zij lieten de stad openstaan, en joegen Israel achterna.

Jozua 8:17 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 8:17

And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel that went not
out after Israel
For as these two places were very near to each other, but a mile apart, they were in confederacy, and acted together, and could easily be called to the help of each other when required: though there is a difficulty how the men of Bethel could join those of Ai, when the ambush lay between them both, ( Joshua 8:12 ) ; they either went another way, or the ambush purposely let them pass, for fear of a discovery by a skirmish with them, and that Bethel as well as Ai might be cleared of its armed inhabitants, and so fall an easy prey to them as well as Ai: this must be understood only of men of war; for otherwise there were inhabitants left, as old men, and such as were unfit for war, afterwards slain, ( Joshua 8:24 Joshua 8:25 ) ;

and they left the city open:
they did not stay to shut the gates, nor left porters or any guards about, to take care of, protect, and defend the city:

and pursued after Israel;
with great eagerness and vehemence, not having the least apprehension of their city being in any danger.

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Jozua 8:17 In-Context

15 Jozua dan, en gans Israel, werd geslagen voor hun aangezichten; en zij vloden door den weg der woestijn.
16 Daarom werd samengeroepen al het volk, dat in de stad was, om hen na te jagen; en zij joegen Jozua na, en werden van de stad afgetrokken.
17 En er werd niet een man overgelaten, in Ai, noch Beth-El, die niet uittrokken, Israel na; en zij lieten de stad openstaan, en joegen Israel achterna.
18 Toen sprak de HEERE tot Jozua: Strek de spies uit, die in uw hand is, naar Ai, want Ik zal hen in uw hand geven. Toen strekte Jozua de spies, die in zijn hand was, naar de stad aan.
19 Toen rees de achterlage haastelijk op van haar plaats, en zij liepen toe, met dat hij zijn hand uitgestrekt had, en kwamen aan de stad, en zij namen ze in, en zij haastten zich, en staken de stad aan met vuur.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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