Joshua 6:1

Joshua 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.

Context of Joshua 6:1

Jericho was bolted and barred shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one could enter or leave. 2The Lord said to Joshua, “I am about to hand Jericho, its king, and its warriors over to you. 3All the soldiers will march around the city once a day for six days.

Joshua 6:1 word by word

וִֽירִיחוֹ֙ סֹגֶ֣רֶת וּמְסֻגֶּ֔רֶת מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ין יוֹצֵ֖א וְאֵ֥ין בָּֽא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
• was straitlyסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• none went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and none came inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Joshua 6:1

• Joshua 2:7The king’s men pursued them on the road leading to a shallow place to cross the Jordan River. As soon as the king’s men had left, the gate was closed.
• 2 Kings 17:4The king of Assyria found Hoshea to be a traitor. (Hoshea had sent messengers to King Dais of Egypt and had stopped making annual payments to the king of Assyria.) So the king of Assyria arrested him and put him in prison.
• Joshua 2:9She said to them, “I know the Lord will give you this land. Your presence terrifies us. All the people in this country are deathly afraid of you.
• Psalms 127:1If the Lord does not build the house, it is useless for the builders to work on it. If the Lord does not protect a city, it is useless for the guard to stay alert.

Commentaries on Joshua 6:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Now Jericho was straitly shut up - The king of Jericho, finding that the spies had escaped, though the city was always kept shut by night, took the most proper precaution to prevent every thing of the kind in future, by keeping the city shut both day and night, having, no doubt, laid in a sufficiency of provisions to stand a siege, being determined to defend himself to the uttermost.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1This verse is strictly parenthetical. It is inserted to explain the declaration commenced Joshua 5:14, and interrupted by Joshua‘s question and obeisance Joshua 5:14-15, but resumed in Joshua 6:2. Straitly shut up - See the margin, i. e., not only shut, but barred and bolted.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The siege of Jericho. (1-5) The city is compassed. (6-16) Jericho is taken, Rahab and her family are saved. (17-27) Verses 1-5 Jericho resolves Israel shall not be its master. It shut itself up, being strongly fortified both by art and nature. Thus were they foolish, and their hearts hardened to their destruction; the miserable case of all that strengthen themselves against the Almighty. God resolves Israel shall be its master, and that quickly. No…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Jericho protected two key routes into the center of the hill country. If the Israelites did not capture the city first, a strong enemy would remain behind them, separating the Israelite forces from their families camped at Gilgal. They needed to capture Jericho first.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-71. Now Jericho was straitly shut up--This verse is a parenthesis introduced to prepare the way for the directions given by the Captain of the Lord's host.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jericho
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Accursed
• Adjure
• Compass
• Consecrate
• Dawn

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