Joshua 6:1

The Destruction of Jericho

1 Now ^aJericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.

2 And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! ^aI have given Jericho into your hand, its ^bking, and the mighty men of valor.

3 You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days.

4 And seven priests shall bear seven ^atrumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city ^bseven times, and ^cthe priests shall blow the trumpets.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Joshua 6:1

Now Jericho was straitly shut up - The king of Jericho, finding that the spies had escaped, though the city was always kept shut by night, took the most proper precaution to prevent every thing of the kind in future, by keeping the city shut both day and night, having, no doubt, laid in a sufficiency of provisions to stand a siege, being determined to defend himself to the uttermost.

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