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 labour thither; for they are but few.
They went back to Joshua and told him, "Don't make everyone go; just send around 2,000 to 3,000 men to fight Ai. Don't make everyone go because there aren't many people there."