Joshua 6:7

And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6Then Josue the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the covenant: and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the Lord.

8And when Josue had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

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Cross References

Joshua 4:13And forty thousand fighting men by their troops, and bands, marched through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.

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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