Joshua 6:12

And so, with Joshua, arising in the night, the priests took the ark of the Lord,

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In The King James Version

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

In Context

11Thus, the ark of the Lord circled the city once each day, and returning to the camp, it remained there.

13and seven of them took the seven trumpets, which are used in the jubilee, and they preceded the ark of the Lord, walking and sounding the trumpets. And the armed men went before them, and the remainder of the common people followed the ark, and they were blaring the trumpets.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 31:25he instructed the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying:

Joshua 6:6Then Joshua, the son of Nun, called the priests, and he said to them, “Take the ark of the covenant, and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and advance before the ark of the Lord.”

John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

John 9:6When he had said these things, he spat on the ground, and he made clay from the spittle, and he smeared the clay over his eyes.

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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