Joshua 6:11
9 While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.
10 But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!”
So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.
12 Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
13 And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.
- KJV
- So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
- WEB
- So 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.
- ASV
- So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
- DARBY
- And the ark of Jehovah went round the city, encompassing [it] once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
- BLB
- And the ark of YHWH compassed the city, going around [it] one time, and they came into the camp and lodged in the camp.
- ÅB
- Så gikk Herrens ark omkring byen, rundt om den, én gang; deretter dro de inn i leiren og ble der natten over.
- OTB
- Så lot han Herrens ark bæres rundt byen, sirklet den én gang. Deretter vendte de tilbake til leiren og tilbrakte natten der.
- B1930
- Så gikk Herrens ark omkring byen, rundt om den, én gang; derefter drog de inn i leiren og blev der natten over.