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Text -- Joshua 6:13-27 (NET)
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6:13 The seven priests carrying the seven rams ’ horns before the ark of the Lord marched along blowing their horns . Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the Lord blowing rams’ horns .
6:14 They marched around the city one time on the second day , then returned to the camp . They did this six days in all.
6:15 On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn and marched around the city as before – only this time they marched around it seven times .
6:16 The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army , “Give the battle cry , for the Lord is handing the city over to you!
6:17 The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord , except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house , because she hid the spies we sent .
6:18 But be careful when you are setting apart the riches for the Lord. If you take any of it, you will make the Israelite camp subject to annihilation and cause a disaster .
6:19 All the silver and gold , as well as bronze and iron items , belong to the Lord . They must go into the Lord’s treasury .”
6:20 The rams’ horns sounded and when the army heard the signal , they gave a loud battle cry . The wall collapsed and the warriors charged straight ahead into the city and captured it.
6:21 They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city , including men and women , young and old , as well as cattle , sheep , and donkeys .
6:22 Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land , “Enter the prostitute’s house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her.”
6:23 So the young spies went and brought out Rahab , her father , mother , brothers , and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and took them to a place outside the Israelite camp .
6:24 But they burned the city and all that was in it, except for the silver , gold , and bronze and iron items they put in the treasury of the Lord’s house .
6:25 Yet Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute , her father’s family , and all who belonged to her. She lives in Israel to this very day because she hid the messengers Joshua sent to spy on Jericho .
6:26 At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration : “The man who attempts to rebuild this city of Jericho will stand condemned before the Lord . He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates !”
6:27 The Lord was with Joshua and he became famous throughout the land .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jericho |
Rahab |
Priest |
Armies |
Canaan |
Joshua |
Israel |
Walls |
Faith |
God |
Siege |
PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2A |
Trumpet |
Ark |
Hospitality |
Thankfulness |
Hiel |
Accursed |
Quotations and Allusions |
Prostitute |
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NET Notes -> Jos 6:15; Jos 6:15; Jos 6:16; Jos 6:16; Jos 6:16; Jos 6:17; Jos 6:17; Jos 6:17; Jos 6:18; Jos 6:19; Jos 6:20; Jos 6:20; Jos 6:20; Jos 6:20; Jos 6:20; Jos 6:20; Jos 6:21; Jos 6:22; Jos 6:22; Jos 6:23; Jos 6:24; Jos 6:24; Jos 6:25; Jos 6:25; Jos 6:25; Jos 6:25; Jos 6:26; Jos 6:26; Jos 6:26; Jos 6:26; Jos 6:26; Jos 6:27
NET Notes: Jos 6:15 Heb “and they went around the city according to this manner seven times, only on that day they went around the city seven times.”
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NET Notes: Jos 6:16 Heb “for the Lord has given to you the city.” The verbal form is a perfect, probably indicating certitude here.
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NET Notes: Jos 6:18 Heb “Only you keep [away] from what is set apart [to the Lord] so that you might not, as you are setting [it] apart, take some of what is set ap...
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NET Notes: Jos 6:20 Heb “and the people went up into the city, each one straight ahead, and they captured the city.”
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NET Notes: Jos 6:22 Heb “and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her as you swore on oath to her.”
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NET Notes: Jos 6:24 Heb “the treasury of the house of the Lord.” Technically the Lord did not have a “house” yet, so perhaps this refers to the ta...
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NET Notes: Jos 6:26 Heb “With his firstborn he will lay its foundations and with his youngest he will erect its gates.” The Hebrew verb יַצ&...
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