And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.(Joshua 6:26)

So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.(Joshua 6:27)

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.(Joshua 7:1)

And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labor thither; for they are but few.(Joshua 7:3)

So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.(Joshua 7:4)

And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.(Joshua 7:5)

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Joshua 7:2 - Cross Reference

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. (Proverbs 20:18)

The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; (Joshua 12:9)

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. (Proverbs 24:6)

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. (Genesis 28:19)

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. (Matthew 10:16)

So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven. (1 Samuel 14:23)

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth. (Hosea 4:15)

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, (Ephesians 5:15)

And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven. (Joshua 18:12)

And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven. (1 Samuel 13:5)

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. (Joshua 2:1)

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. (Genesis 12:8)

The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages. (Nehemiah 11:31)