Joshua 6:11

And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

In Context

10and the people hath Joshua commanded, saying, 'Ye do not shout, nor cause your voice to be heard, nor doth there go out from your mouth a word, till the day of my saying unto you, Shout ye — then ye have shouted.'

12And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and the priests bear the ark of Jehovah,

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Cross References

Joshua 6:14And they compass the city on the second day once, and turn back to the camp; thus they have done six days.

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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