Quotes about Strategy
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
- Exodus 1:10
Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”
- Deuteronomy 1:22
The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
- Deuteronomy 1:23
But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.
- Deuteronomy 20:20
“Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”
- Joshua 2:16
March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.
- Joshua 6:3
And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”
- Joshua 6:5
And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
- Joshua 6:7
So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
- Joshua 6:14
Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.
- Joshua 6:15
On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
- Joshua 7:3
And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
- Joshua 8:2