Joshua 6:20
18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.
- KJV
- So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
- WEB
- So 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.
- ASV
- So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that 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 before him, and they took the city.
- DARBY
- And the people shouted, and they blew with the trumpets. And it came to pass when the people heard the sound of the trumpets, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat; and the people went up into the city, each one straight before him, and they took the city.
- BLB
- And the people shouted. And they blew on the shofars, and it came to pass when heard the people the voice of the shofar, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat. And the people went up into the city, a man straight before him, and they took the city.
- ÅB
- Så ropte folket, og de støtte i basunene; og det skjedde da folket hørte basunklangen, og de satte i et stort skrik, da falt muren helt sammen, og folket steg bent inn i byen og inntok den.
- OTB
- Så ropte folket, og prestene blåste i trompetene; og da folket hørte lyden av trompeten, ropte de med et stort rop, og muren falt sammen, så folket gikk opp i byen, hver mann rett frem, og de tok byen.
- B1930
- Så ropte folket, og de støtte i basunene; og det skjedde da folket hørte basunklangen, og de satte i et stort skrik, da falt muren helt sammen, og folket steg bent inn i byen og inntok den.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
Read in context2 Corinthians 10:4–5
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Read in contextJoshua 6:5
And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
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