Joshua 6:3

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

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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, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and its king, and the mighty men of valor.

4And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

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Cross References

Joshua 6:7And he said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.

1 Corinthians 1:21For when in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

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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