Joshua 6
Overview
6:1 Jericho is shut up;
6:2 God instructs Joshua how to besiege it;
6:12 The city is compassed;
6:17 It must be accursed;
6:20 The walls fall down;
6:22 Rahab is saved;
6:26 The builder of Jericho is cursed. Verse 1was straitlyHeb. did shut up, and was shut up, Joshua 2:7; 2 Kings 17:4 becauseJoshua 2:9-14, 2:24; Psalm 127:1ReciprocalGenesis 35:12 - the land; Joshua 2:1 - even Jericho; 9:3 - Jericho; 16:7 - Jericho; 18:12 - Jericho; 18:21 - Jericho; 24:11 - the men; Psalm 78:55 - cast; Ezekiel 1:26 - the appearance of a man; Habakkuk 3:12 - didst march; Luke 19:1 - Jericho; John 1:18 - he hath; Acts 5:1 - General; Habakkuk 3:1 - through Verse 2the LordJoshua 5:13-15 I have6:9-24, 2:9, 2:24, 8:1, 11:6-8; Judges 11:21; 2 Samuel 5:19; Nehemiah 9:24; Daniel 2:21, 2:44; 4:17, 4:35, 5:18 the kingDeuteronomy 7:24; Judges 11:24ReciprocalExodus 23:20 - Angel; Joshua 12:9 - Jericho; 20:1 - spake; 1 Kings 8:44 - whithersoever; Ezekiel 1:26 - the appearance of a man; 10:1 - as the; John 1:18 - he hath; 1 Corinthians 1:25 - the foolishness Verse 3ye shallJoshua 6:7, 6:14; Numbers 14:9; 1 Corinthians 1:21-25; 2 Corinthians 4:7ReciprocalDeuteronomy 25:19 - thou shalt; Joshua 6:8 - before the Lord; John 2:7 - Fill; Habakkuk 3:1 - General Verse 4trumpets of rams'The words shopheroth hyyovelim, should rather be rendered jubilee, trumpets, i.e., such as were used on the jubilee, which were probably made of horn or silver: for the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan was indeed a jubilee to them - see note on Leviticus 25:11. Instead of the dreadful trumpet of war, they were ordered to sound the trumpet of joy, as already conquerors. 25:9; Numbers 10:1-10; Judges 7:7, 7:8, 7:15-22; 2 Chronicles 13:12, 20:17, 20:19, 20:21; Isaiah 27:13; Zechariah 4:6 seven timesGenesis 2:3, 7:2, 7:3; Leviticus 4:6, 14:16, 25:8; Numbers 23:1; 1 Kings 18:43; 2 Kings 5:10; Job 42:8; Zechariah 4:2; Revelation 1:4, 1:20, 5:1, 5:6, 8:2, 8:6, 10:3, 15:1, 15:7, 16:1ReciprocalNumbers 10:8 - General; 31:6 - the holy instruments; Joshua 6:8 - before the Lord; 6:15 - only on that day; Judges 7:20 - blew; 7:22 - blew; 1 Samuel 4:3 - Let us; 2 Samuel 6:15 - the sound; 15:24 - bearing; 2 Kings 4:29 - lay my staff; 2 Chronicles 6:41 - the ark; 7:6 - the priests; 29:26 - the priests; Nehemiah 12:35 - with trumpets; Zechariah 9:14 - blow; 1 Corinthians 14:8 - General Verse 5make a longJoshua 6:16, 6:20; Exodus 19:19; 2 Chronicles 20:21, 20:22 the peopleJudges 7:20-22; 1 Samuel 4:5, 17:20, 17:52; 2 Chronicles 13:14, 13:15; Jeremiah 50:15 and the wallThe words wenaphelah chomath hair tachteyha, are literally, "and the wall of the city shall fall down under itself;" which appears simply to mean, that the wall shall fall down from its very foundation; which was probably the case in every part, though large breaches in different places might have been amply sufficient first to admit the armed men, after whom the host might enter to destroy the city. There is no ground for the supposition that the walls sunk into the earth. Isaiah 25:12, 30:25; 2 Corinthians 10:4, 10:5; Habakkuk 3:1 flatHeb. under itReciprocalExodus 32:17 - There is a noise; Numbers 10:9 - if ye go; 20:8 - speak; Judges 20:37 - drew themselves along; 1 Samuel 4:3 - Let us; 2 Samuel 6:15 - the sound; 2 Kings 4:29 - lay my staff; 2 Chronicles 6:41 - the ark; Ezra 3:11 - shouted; Psalm 47:5 - sound; Ezekiel 26:10 - enter; Zechariah 9:14 - blow Verse 6Take up the arkJoshua 6:8, 6:13, 3:3, 3:6; Exodus 25:14; Deuteronomy 20:2-4; Acts 9:1ReciprocalJoshua 3:14 - bearing the ark; 6:12 - the priests; 8:33 - priests; 2 Samuel 15:24 - bearing; 1 Kings 8:3 - the priests took up; 1 Chronicles 13:10 - he put; 15:2 - None ought to; 2 Chronicles 5:4 - the Levites; 5:12 - an hundred Verse 7that is armedJoshua 6:3, 1:14, 4:13

Verse 8before the LordJoshua 6:3, 6:4; Numbers 32:20ReciprocalLeviticus 4:6 - seven times; Joshua 6:6 - Take up the ark Verse 9and the rerewardHeb. gathering, host, Joshua 6:13; Numbers 10:25; Isaiah 52:11, 58:8ReciprocalJoshua 6:2 - I have Verse 10any noise with your voiceHeb. your voice to be heard, Isaiah 42:2; Matthew 12:19 until the day2 Samuel 5:23, 5:24; Isaiah 28:16; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:7ReciprocalExodus 32:17 - There is a noise; Ezra 3:11 - shouted; Ezekiel 21:22 - to lift Verse 11ReciprocalJoshua 6:14 - General Verse 12Joshua roseJoshua 3:1; Genesis 22:3 the priestsJoshua 6:6-8; Deuteronomy 31:25; John 2:5-8, 6:10, 6:11, 9:6, 9:7; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1ReciprocalDeuteronomy 31:9 - which bare; Joshua 8:10 - rose up; Judges 7:1 - rose up; 20:19 - rose up; 2 Chronicles 29:20 - rose Verse 13went on1 Chronicles 15:26; Matthew 24:13; Galatians 6:9ReciprocalNumbers 31:6 - the holy instruments; Joshua 6:6 - Take up the ark; 6:9 - and the rereward; 2 Kings 5:10 - seven times; 2 Chronicles 13:12 - his priests Verse 14Joshua 6:3, 6:11, 6:15ReciprocalExodus 29:30 - seven days Verse 15about the dawningPsalm 119:147; Matthew 28:1; 2 Peter 1:19 only on that dayJoshua 6:4ReciprocalExodus 29:30 - seven days; Joshua 6:14 - General; 1 Kings 20:29 - seven days Verse 16ShoutJoshua 6:5; Judges 7:20-22; 2 Chronicles 13:15, 20:22, 20:23ReciprocalExodus 32:17 - There is a noise; Deuteronomy 2:24 - behold; Judges 7:22 - blew; 18:10 - God hath; Ezra 3:11 - shouted Verse 17accursedor, devoted, Joshua 7:1; Leviticus 27:28, 27:29; Numbers 21:2, 21:3; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Ezra 10:8 *marg. Isaiah 34:6; Jeremiah 46:10; Ezekiel 39:17; Micah 4:13; 1 Corinthians 16:22; Galatians 3:10, 3:12 only RahabJoshua 2:1 because6:22, 6:23, 2:4-6, 2:22; Genesis 12:3; 1 Samuel 15:6; Matthew 10:41, 10:42, 25:40; Habakkuk 3:1; 3:1; James 2:25ReciprocalLeviticus 27:21 - devoted; Deuteronomy 7:2 - utterly; 7:26 - shalt; 13:15 - destroying it utterly; 20:16 - General; Joshua 2:14 - when the Lord; 7:11 - the accursed; 10:40 - as the Lord; 1 Samuel 14:24 - Cursed; 15:3 - utterly destroy; 22:19 - men; 2 Kings 2:19 - the water; Ezekiel 9:6 - old; Romans 9:3 - were Verse 18in any wiseRomans 12:9; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Ephesians 5:11; James 1:27; 1 John 5:21 lest ye makeJoshua 7:1, 7:11, 7:12, 7:15; Deuteronomy 7:26, 13:17 make the campJoshua 7:11, 7:12, 22:18-20; 1 Samuel 14:28-42; Ecclesiastes 9:18; Jonah 1:12 and trouble itJoshua 7:25; 2 Samuel 21:1; 1 Kings 18:17, 18:18ReciprocalDeuteronomy 23:9 - General; Joshua 7:24 - his sons; 1 Chronicles 2:7 - accursed; Proverbs 3:33 - curse; 10:22 - he; 15:27 - He that is; Jeremiah 25:18 - to make; Romans 9:3 - were; Habakkuk 3:1 - trouble Verse 19all the silver2 Samuel 8:11; 1 Chronicles 18:11, 26:20, 26:26, 26:28, 28:12; 2 Chronicles 15:18, 31:12; Isaiah 23:17, 23:18; Micah 4:13 consecratedHeb. holiness, Leviticus 19:24 *marg. Zechariah 14:20, 14:21 the treasury1 Kings 7:51, 14:26; 2 Kings 24:13; 1 Chronicles 26:20; Nehemiah 7:70, 7:71, 10:38; Jeremiah 38:11; Matthew 27:6; Mark 12:41ReciprocalNumbers 31:28 - levy; Joshua 6:24 - only the silver; 2 Samuel 21:2 - the Amorites; 1 Chronicles 26:27 - Out; Ezra 10:8 - forfeited; Luke 21:1 - the treasury Verse 20the wallJoshua 6:5; 2 Corinthians 10:4, 10:5; Habakkuk 3:1 flatHeb. under itReciprocalExodus 32:17 - There is a noise; 34:10 - I will do marvels; Numbers 20:8 - speak; Joshua 2:15 - for her house; Judges 7:8 - trumpets; 7:20 - blew; 7:22 - blew; 2 Chronicles 13:15 - as the men; Psalm 111:6 - showed; Jeremiah 50:15 - Shout; Ezekiel 21:22 - to lift; 26:10 - enter Verse 21And theyThe Canaanites were ripe for destruction; and God was pleased, instead of destroying them by a pestilence, a famine, or an earthquake, to employ the Israelites as the executioners of his vengeance. Had an angel been commissioned to slay them, who would have charged him with iniquity or cruelty? In all public calamities infants are involved; and tens of thousands of infants die in great agony every year. Now, either God is not the agent in these calamities - which opinion, though often implied in men's reasonings on these subjects, is not far from atheism
or they must consist with the most perfect justice and goodness.utterlyJoshua 9:24, 9:25, 10:28, 10:39, 11:14; Deuteronomy 2:34, 7:2, 7:3, 7:16, 20:16, 20:17; 1 Samuel 15:3, 15:8, 15:18, 15:19; 1 Kings 20:42; Psalm 137:8, 137:9; Jeremiah 48:18; Revelation 18:21ReciprocalNumbers 31:15 - General; Joshua 7:24 - his sons; 8:2 - do to Ai; 8:22 - let none; 10:1 - as he had; 10:29 - Libnah; 1 Samuel 22:19 - men; 27:9 - and the camels; Jeremiah 44:7 - to cut; Lamentations 2:21 - young
Verse 22JoshuaJoshua 6:17, 2:1-24 as ye sware unto her2:12-14, 2:17-20, 9:15, 9:18-20; 2 Samuel 21:2, 21:7; Psalm 15:4; Ezekiel 17:13, 17:16, 17:18; 17:19; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 19:12 - Hast; 19:16 - brought; Judges 1:25 - they smote; Ezekiel 9:6 - but; Matthew 1:5 - Rachab; James 2:25 - when Verse 23out RahabJoshua 2:18; Genesis 12:2, 18:24, 19:29; Acts 27:24; Habakkuk 3:1 kindredHeb. familiesleft themNumbers 5:2, 5:3, 31:19; Acts 10:28; 1 Corinthians 5:12; Ephesians 2:12ReciprocalGenesis 19:12 - Hast; 42:9 - Ye are spies; Joshua 6:17 - because Verse 24burntJoshua 8:28; Deuteronomy 13:16; 2 Kings 25:9; Revelation 17:16, 18:8 only the silverJoshua 6:19ReciprocalNumbers 31:10 - General; 31:28 - levy; Deuteronomy 13:15 - destroying it utterly; Joshua 8:8 - set the city; 2 Samuel 10:5 - Jericho; 1 Kings 15:13 - and burnt; 1 Chronicles 19:5 - at Jericho; Luke 21:1 - the treasury Verse 25RahabJoshua 11:19, 11:20; Judges 1:24, 1:25; Acts 2:21; Habakkuk 3:1 she dwellethMatthew 1:5 untoJoshua 4:9 becauseJames 2:25ReciprocalJoshua 2:1 - harlot's house; 2:14 - when the Lord Verse 26adjuredThis is to be regarded as a prediction, that he who rebuilded this city should lose all his children in the interim between the laying of the foundation to the completion of the walls. Numbers 5:19-21; 1 Samuel 14:24-46; 1 Kings 22:16; Matthew 26:63; Acts 19:13 Cursed1 Kings 16:34; Malachi 1:4ReciprocalGenesis 27:7 - before the; Leviticus 27:28 - no devoted; Numbers 5:21 - an oath; 21:2 - I will; Deuteronomy 13:16 - an heap; 13:17 - the Lord; Joshua 16:7 - Jericho; Judges 9:57 - upon them; 2 Kings 2:4 - Jericho; 2:19 - the water; Daniel 2:5 - made; Habakkuk 2:12 - him; Luke 19:1 - Jericho; Acts 23:12 - under a curse Verse 27the LordJoshua 1:5, 1:9; Genesis 39:2, 39:3, 39:21; Deuteronomy 31:6; Matthew 18:20, 28:20; Acts 18:9, 18:10; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 2 Timothy 4:17, 4:22 his fameJoshua 9:1, 9:3, 9:9; 1 Samuel 2:30; 2 Samuel 7:9; Matthew 4:24, 14:1Reciprocal1 Samuel 18:14 - the Lord; 1 Chronicles 14:17 - fame of David; Esther 9:4 - his fame; Luke 19:1 - Jericho