የጋይም ንጉሥ ባየ ጊዜ የከተማይቱ ሰዎች ቸኵለው በማለዳ ተነሡ፤ እርሱና ሕዝቡም ሁሉ በተወሰነው ጊዜ በዓረባ ፊት ወዳለው ወደ አንድ ስፍራ እስራኤልን በሰልፍ ለመገናኘት ወጡ፤ ከከተማይቱ በስተ ኋላ ግን ድብቅ ጦር እንዳለ አያውቅም ነበር።
And when the king of Ai saw this he and all his people, the men of the city, made haste and went out early to the descent toward the Arabah to meet Israel in battle; but he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.