Joshua 6:1
Now Jericho was closed as well as fortified, out of fear of the sons of Israel, and no one dared to depart or to enter.
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In The King James Version
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 2:7But those who had been sent pursued after them along the way that leads to the ford of the Jordan. And as soon as they went out, the gate was closed.
Joshua 2:24And they said, “The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear.”
Joshua 18:21And their cities were: Jericho and Beth-hoglah and the Abrupt Valley,
2 Kings 2:4Then Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had arrived at Jericho,
Psalms 127:1A Canticle in steps. Blessed are all those who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:1
Joshua opened the campaign with the siege of Jericho, a city which could not trust so much to the courage of its people as to act offensively, and to send out its forces to oppose Israel's landing and encamping, but trusted so much to the strength of its walls as to stand upon its defence, and not to surrender, or desire conditions of peace. Now here we have the story of the taking of it, I. The directions and assurances which the captain of the Lord's host gave concerning it, ver. 1-5 . II. The trial of the… Read the whole commentary →