the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one;

And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent [with] Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.

Also the children of Benjamin from Geba [dwelt] in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages;

Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward; it ended at the Wilderness of Beth Aven.

And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously.

" Though you, Israel, play the harlot, Let not Judah offend. Do not come up to Gilgal, Nor go up to Beth Aven, Nor swear an oath, [saying,] 'As the LORD lives' --

Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there.

Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war.

For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, And in a multitude of counselors [there is] safety.

" Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,