Joshua 6:10

And to the people Joshua gave an order, saying, You will give no cry, and make no sound, and let no word go out of your mouth till the day when I say, Give a loud cry; then give a loud cry.

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In The King James Version

And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

In Context

9And the armed men went before the priests who were blowing the horns, and the mass of the people went after the ark, blowing their horns.

11So he made the ark of the Lord go all round the town once: then they went back to the tents for the night.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:23And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

Isaiah 42:2He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.

Luke 24:49And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:7-17

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord . 7 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 . 8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord , and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the… Read the whole commentary →

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