10. Early the next morning he got his troops ready to move out, and he and the other leaders of Israel led them to Ai.
11. They set up camp in full view of the town, across the valley to the north.
12. Joshua had already sent five thousand soldiers to the west side of the town to hide and wait to attack.
13. Now all his troops were in place. Part of the army was in the camp to the north of Ai, and the others were hiding to the west, ready to make a surprise attack. That night, Joshua went into the valley.
18. Finally, the Lord told Joshua, “Point your sword at the town of Ai, because now I am going to help you defeat it!”As soon as Joshua pointed his sword at the town,
19. the soldiers who had been hiding got up and ran into the town. They captured it and set it on fire.