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Joshua 6:7
7And he said to the people, Pass on, go round the city, and they that are armed shall pass on before the ark of Jehovah.
Joshua 6:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to the people, "Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to the people, “Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord.”
Context of Joshua 6:7
5And it shall come to pass when they make a long blast with the blast-horn, that all the people on hearing the sound of the trumpet shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall flat, and the people shall go up, each one straight before him. 6And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Carry the ark of the covenant, and seven priests shall carry seven blast-trumpets before the ark of Jehovah. And he said to the people, Pass on, go round the city, and they that are armed shall pass on before the ark of Jehovah. 8And it came to pass when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before Jehovah passed on and blew with the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went after them. 9And the armed men went before the priests who blew with the trumpets, and the rearguard came after the ark; they blew with the trumpets in marching.
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם עִבְר֖וּ וְסֹ֣בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֑יר וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץ יַעֲבֹ֕ר לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֥וֹן יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Joshua 6:7
- Joshua 6:3And ye shall go round the city, all the men of war, encompassing the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
- Joshua 1:14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall abide in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, but ye, all the valiant men, shall go over in array before your brethren and help them,
- Joshua 4:13About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.
Commentaries on Joshua 6:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He said - The reading in the Hebrew text is “they said.” Joshua no doubt issued his orders through the “officers of the people” (compare Joshua 1:10). Him that is armed - i. e. the warriors generally, not a division only. “The rereward” Joshua 6:9 was merely a detachment, and not a substantial portiere of the host; and was told off, perhaps, from the tribe of Dan (compare the marginal reference) to close the procession and guard the ark from behind. Thus…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 Wherever the ark went, the people attended it. God's ministers, by the trumpet of the everlasting gospel, which proclaims liberty and victory, must encourage the followers of Christ in their spiritual warfare. As promised deliverances must be expected in God's way, so they must be expected in his time. At last the people were to shout: they did so, and the walls fell. This was a shout of faith; they believed the walls of Jericho would fall. It…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9the ark of the covenant … the priests who blew the horns … and the rear guard: These symbolized God's presence and his leadership during the attack.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. Joshua ... called the priests--The pious leader, whatever military preparations he had made, surrendered all his own views, at once and unreservedly, to the declared will of God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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