Joshua 6:4
And, seven priests, shall bear the seven rams’ horns before the ark, and, on the seventh day, shall ye compass the city seven times,—and, the priests, shall blow with the horns.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Genesis 2:3And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it,—because therein, rested he from all his work which God, by creating, had made.
Leviticus 4:6and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood,—and sprinkle of the blood seven times, before Yahweh, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
Leviticus 25:8And thou shalt count to thee seven weeks of years, seven years, seven times,—so shall the days of the seven weeks of years become to thee forty-nine years.
Numbers 10:8And, the sons of Aaron the priests, shall blow with the trumpets,—and it shall be unto you for a statute age-abiding, unto your generations.
Numbers 23:1Then said Balaam unto Balak: Build me here seven altars,—and prepare me here, seven bullocks and seven rams.
Judges 7:15And it was so, when Gideon heard the story of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he bowed himself down,—and returned unto the camp of Israel, and said—Arise! for Yahweh hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
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 →