Joshua 6:3

And do thou set the men of war round about it.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

In Context

2And the Lord said to Joshua, Behold, I deliver Jericho into thy power, and its king in it, and its mighty men.

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Cross References

Joshua 6:7and spoke to them, saying, Charge the people to go round, and encompass the city; and let your men of war pass on armed before the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:2-6

The Siege of Jericho. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times,… Read the whole commentary →

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