Joshua · WEB-C
Joshua
6
Bible textSynthetic voice (AI)
Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in. See also: Joshua 2:24Joshua 2:9-14Psalms 127:1The LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valor. See also: Deuteronomy 7:24Joshua 8:1Joshua 2:24All of your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days. See also: 2 Corinthians 4:7Numbers 14:9Joshua 6:7Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. See also: 2 Chronicles 20:17Revelation 16:11 Kings 18:43It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the city wall will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, every man straight in front of him.” See also: 2 Corinthians 10:4-5Hebrews 11:30Exodus 19:19Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the LORD’s ark.” See also: Acts 9:1Deuteronomy 20:2-4Exodus 25:14They said to the people, “Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the LORD’s ark.” See also: Joshua 4:13Joshua 6:3Joshua 1:14It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the LORD’s covenant followed them. See also: Numbers 32:20Joshua 6:3-4The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went. See also: Joshua 6:13Isaiah 58:8Numbers 10:25Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.” See also: Matthew 12:19Luke 24:49Isaiah 42:2So he caused the LORD’s ark to go around the city, circling it once. Then they came into the camp, and stayed in the camp. Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the LORD’s ark. See also: Joshua 3:1Hebrews 11:7-8John 6:10-11The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the LORD’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after the LORD’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went. See also: Galatians 6:9Matthew 24:131 Chronicles 15:26The second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. They did this six days. See also: Joshua 6:11Joshua 6:3Joshua 6:15On the seventh day, they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. On this day only they marched around the city seven times. See also: Psalms 119:1472 Peter 1:19Matthew 28:1At the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the LORD has given you the city! See also: 2 Chronicles 13:15Joshua 6:5Judges 7:20-22The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. See also: Deuteronomy 20:17James 2:25Micah 4:13But as for you, only keep yourselves from what is devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so you would make the camp of Israel accursed and trouble it. See also: 1 John 5:21Ephesians 5:11Joshua 7:1But all the silver, gold, and vessels of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD. They shall come into the LORD’s treasury.” See also: Matthew 27:61 Chronicles 26:20Mark 12:41So the people shouted and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they took the city. See also: Hebrews 11:302 Corinthians 10:4-5Joshua 6:5They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword. See also: Psalms 137:8-9Jeremiah 48:18Joshua 10:28Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house, and bring the woman and all that she has out from there, as you swore to her.” See also: Hebrews 11:31Ezekiel 17:18-19Joshua 6:17The young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab with her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. They also brought out all of her relatives, and they set them outside of the camp of Israel. See also: Hebrews 11:7Numbers 31:19Numbers 5:2-3They burned the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only they put the silver, the gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house. See also: Joshua 8:28Revelation 17:162 Kings 25:9But Rahab the prostitute, her father’s household, and all that she had, Joshua saved alive. She lives in the middle of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. See also: Hebrews 11:31Matthew 1:5Joshua 2:6Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed is the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he will set up its gates.” See also: 1 Kings 16:34Acts 19:13Numbers 5:19-21So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land. See also: Joshua 1:5Joshua 9:3Matthew 18:20
See also: Cross references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), derived in part from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Reflections
No reviewed reflections for this passage yet.
Notes · Haydock (1859, public domain)14 notes
Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.
These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity
Joshua 6:2
Ver. 2. The Lord, in the person of the angel, who appeared to Josue, as he was praying in silent meditation, or reconnoitring the city of Jericho. C. v. 13. H. ---
Men. People of the different nations had come to defend the city. C. xxiv. 11.
↑ 2Joshua 6:3
Ver. 3. Men. These went first. Afterwards the priests bore the ark, which was followed by all the people. C. --- The procession began on a Sunday. Rabbins.
↑ 3Joshua 6:4
Ver. 4. Jubilee. Num. x. 2. The number seven, is often used to express an indefinite number.
But here a particular stress is laid upon it. See Masius. As, on the 7th year the Hebrews regained the possessions which they had sold: so now they assert their rights to the land of Chanaan. The sound of the trumpets announced joyful tidings to them. M.
↑ 4Joshua 6:5
Ver. 5. Tune, with certain modulations, continued for a long time. Num. x. 5. H.
--- Ground.
The Rabbins say they sink in, so that the ruins might not impede the march of the army. Some think only a large breach was made, opposite to the Israelites, as the house of Rahab upon the walls was preserved. C.
↑ 5Joshua 6:7
Ver. 7. He said. Some MSS. and Heb. editions have, "they said," though the points shew it must be singular, whatever Michaelis may object in favour of the Masora. Leusen foolishly admits here a double literal sense. Ken. H.
↑ 7Joshua 6:11
Ver. 11. There. This singular procession served to exercise the obedience of the people, and to teach them to despise the enemy, who durst not come out to attack them, though many were unarmed. C.
↑ 11Joshua 6:15
Ver. 15. Seventh day. The Jews say it was the sabbath; but of this there is no proof. Marcion hence took occasion to accuse God of inconsistency, as he forbad all working, and yet ordered the people to go round Jericho on a sabbath day. But Tertullian (iv. 12,) answers very well, that servile work is forbidden, and not the works of God or of religion, and God may change the ceremonial law as he thinks proper. C. --- Sabbato opera humana prohibentur non divina. D.
↑ 15Joshua 6:16
Ver. 16. Said, or "had said," when he gave the people the sound of the trumpet for a sign (H.) when they were to shout, v. 5. He probably gave the regulations respecting the plunder of the city, before the army left the camp. C.
↑ 16Joshua 6:17
Ver. 17. An anathema. That is, a thing accursed and devoted to utter destruction. Ch. --- Only the metal that was found, was consecrated to the Lord, (v. 19,) and the family of Rahab saved. In devoting things, the person who laid on the curse, might extend its operation as he pleased. On some occasions, all was to be destroyed; on others, some things were preserved.
Deut. ii. 34.
Lev. xxvii. 21. C. --- This first city, which the Israelites attacked, was treated with peculiar severity, to terrify the rest.
↑ 17Joshua 6:18
Ver. 18. Forbidden, transgression, sin. Heb. has always anathema. H.
↑ 18Joshua 6:19
Ver. 19. Treasures, probably in the tabernacle. See Num. xxxi. 48. God claims the first-fruits of the booty, as an acknowledgment that he granted the victory, (C.) and all the riches of the country, to his people. H.
↑ 19Joshua 6:23
Ver. 23. Men. Heb. "boys;" a name given to people advanced in years. --- Camp.
A respect for the majesty of God, would not permit the Israelites to introduce unbelievers into the camp. They were first instructed, and then the men were circumcised, and the women received baptism. C.
↑ 23Joshua 6:25
Ver. 25. Day. Rahab prefigured the wild olive tree, which S. Paul says was engrafted on the good olive tree, (Rom. xi. 24,) and which will remain till the end of the world. Theod. q. 8. She married Salmon, of the tribe of Juda, and became the ancestor of David and of the Messias. C.
↑ 25Joshua 6:26
Ver. 26. Cursed, &c. Jericho, in the mystical sense, signifies iniquity; the sounding of the trumpets by the priests, signifies the preaching of the word of God; by which the walls of Jericho are thrown down, when sinners are converted; and a dreadful curse will light on them who build them up again.
Ch. --- Gates. Some copies of the Sept. insert here that the curse fell upon Azan (Hiel) of Bethel, 3 K. xvi. 34. Before his time, there was a city of palm-trees, or Jericho, built in the neighbourhood. Joseph. Bel. v. 4. Though Hiel was so severely punished, no one made any scruple to live there. Elias and Jesus Christ himself honoured the place with their presence. The city is now almost in ruins, and the territory uncultivated. Ancient history mentions similar imprecations against obnoxious cities. Thus the Romans cursed the rebuilders of Carthage, and Agamemnon followed "the ancient custom," says Strabo, (xiii.) laying a curse upon those who should rebuild the city of Troy. The Ionians and Greeks forbad those temples to be re-established, which the Persians had destroyed, that they might remain eternal monuments of the impiety of the latter, and of the hatred which subsisted between the two nations. Pausanias in Phoc. C.
↑ 26License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses