And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
Joshua. He had remained under the trees on the higher level-the plain whence the last part of the ascent is made, now by stairs hewn in the rocks-to the summit of the mountain. There was shade and food within his reach while he waited for his master's return (Drew's 'Scripture Lands,' pp. 66, 67).