Cross Reference JOSHUA 8:18 AND THE LORD SAID UNTO JOSHUA STRETCH OUT THE SPEAR THAT IS IN THY HAND TOWARD AI FOR I WILL GIVE IT INTO THINE HAND AND JOSHUA STRETCHED OUT THE SPEAR THAT HE HAD IN HIS HAND TOWARD THE CITY

{Joshua 8:18} And the LORD 3068 said 559 z8799 unto x413 Joshua, 3091 Stretch out 5186 z8798 the spear 3591 that x834 [is] in thy hand 3027 toward x413 Ai; 5857 for x3588 I will give 5414 z8799 it into thine hand. 3027 And Joshua 3091 stretched out 5186 z8799 the spear 3591 that x834 [he had] in his hand 3027 toward x413 the city. 5892

Stretch:
"Then ye¹ shall rise upª ° from the ambush,ª °¹ and seize² ° upon¹ ¹ the city:ª for the LORDª your Godª will deliverª ° it into your hand.ª" {Jsh 8:7} + "For Joshuaª drewª ° not¹ his handª back,² ° wherewith¹ he stretched outª ° the spear,ª until¹ ¹ he had utterly destroyedª °¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª ° of Ai.ª" {Jsh 8:26} + "And the LORDª spakeª ° unto¹ Moses,ª Sayª ° unto¹ Aaron,ª Stretch forthª °¹ thine handª with thy rodª over¹ the streams,ª over¹ the rivers,ª and over¹ the ponds,ª and cause¹ frogsª to come upª ° upon¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Exd 8:5} + "And it came to pass,¹ when¹ Mosesª held upª ° his hand,ª that Israelª prevailed:ª ° and when¹ he let downª ° his hand,ª Amalekª prevailed.ª °" {Exd 17:11} + "For¹ he stretcheth outª ° his handª against¹ God,ª and strengtheneth² ° himself¹ against¹ the Almighty.ª" {Job 15:25}

the spear:
The word keedon is rendered clypeum, a shield or buckler, by the Vulgate but the LXX translate it γαισον, which Suidas says, signifies a kind of weapon, οιον δορατος, like a spear. It may denote a short spear, javelin, or lance; for it is evident that it signifies neither the larger spear nor the shield, because it is distinguished from both. "And [he had] greavesª of brassª upon¹ his legs,ª and a targetª of brassª between¹ his shoulders.ª" {1Sm 17:6} + "And the Philistineª came² °¹ onª ° and drew nearª unto¹ David;ª and the manª that bareª ° the shieldª [went] beforeª him." {1Sm 17:41} + "Then saidª ° Davidª to¹ the Philistine,ª Thou¹ comestª ° to¹ me with a sword,ª and with a spear,ª and with a shield:ª but I¹ comeª ° to¹ thee in the nameª of the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of the armiesª of Israel,ª whom¹ thou hast defied.ª °" {1Sm 17:45} + "The quiverª rattlethª ° against¹ him, the glitteringª spearª and the shield.ª" {Job 39:23}; Joshua may have had a flag or ensign at the end of the spear, which might be seen at a considerable distance when extended, which was the sign agreed upon by him and the ambush.