Therefore, they went up with three thousand fighters. And they promptly turned their backs
Other versions
King James Version
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.English Standard Version
So about 3,000 men went up there from the people. And they fled before the men of Ai,New International Version
So about three thousand men went up; but they were routed by the men of Ai,