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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 6:3

Jos 6:3 And ye shall compass the city, all [ye] men of war, [and] go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. Ver. 3. And ye shall compass the city. ] At a just distance, no doubt, that ye may be extra iactum. See 2 Samuel 11:20-21 . Thus shalt thou do six days. ] All which time God held them in request: and exercised their faith and patience. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 6:4

Jos 6:4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. Ver. 4. Seven trumpets of rams’ horns.] God usually goeth a way by himself, and worketh his will by such means as the world judgeth absurd and ridiculous. And the seventh day. ] Which, probably, was the Sabbath day, wherein, "by the foolishness of preaching," God still overturneth the strongholds of Satan,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 6:5

Jos 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. Ver. 5. When they make a long blast. ] Importing the triumph of their trust, the victory of faith: for it was by faith that these walls fell. Heb 11:30 And the wall of the city shall fall down flat. ] ... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 6:3

ye shall: Joshua 6:7, Joshua 6:14, Numbers 14:9, 1 Corinthians 1:21-Lamentations :, 2 Corinthians 4:7 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 25:19 - thou shalt Joshua 6:8 - before the Lord John 2:7 - Fill Hebrews 11:30 - General read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 6:4

trumpets of rams': The words shopheroth hyyovelim, should rather be rendered jubilee, trumpets, i.e., such as were used on the jubilee, which were probably made of horn or silver: for the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan was indeed a jubilee to them - see note on Leviticus 25:11. Instead of the dreadful trumpet of war, they were ordered to sound the trumpet of joy, as already conquerors. Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 10:1-2 Samuel :, Judges 7:7, Judges 7:8, Judges 7:15-Song of Solomon :, 2... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 6:5

make a long: Joshua 6:16, Joshua 6:20, Exodus 19:19, 2 Chronicles 20:21, 2 Chronicles 20:22 the people: Judges 7:20-Song of Solomon :, 1 Samuel 4:5, 1 Samuel 17:20, 1 Samuel 17:52, 2 Chronicles 13:14, 2 Chronicles 13:15, Jeremiah 50:15 and the wall: The words wenaphelah chomath hair tachteyha, are literally, "and the wall of the city shall fall down under itself;" which appears simply to mean, that the wall shall fall down from its very foundation; which was probably the case in every part,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 6:3

And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.Round about the city once — At a convenient distance, out of the reach of their arrows.Six days — Every day once. This and the following course might seem ridiculous and absurd, and is therefore prescribed by God, that they might learn to take new measures of things, and to expect success not from their own valour, or skill, but merely from God's appointment and blessing; and in... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 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.The wall — Not all of it; which was unnecessary, and might have given the people better opportunity of escaping, but only a considerable part of it, where the Israelites might fitly enter: for Rahab's house was not... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:1-5

THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD’S HOST REVEALED, Joshua 5:13 to Joshua 6:5. [The chosen people have now by circumcision renewed their covenant with Jehovah; they have eaten the passover within the limits of the Land of Promise; they have tasted the new corn of the land. The time now approaches for them to proceed to the work of conquest, and the angel of Jehovah appears to Joshua, and reveals the divine plan for the destruction of Jericho.] 13. When Joshua was by Jericho He was apparently making a... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:3

3. Ye shall compass the city Here is a peculiar and unprecedented mode of reducing a walled town to carry a small chest containing, not the enginery of death, but a few religious relics, attended by a band of priests blowing on their trumpets, and followed by the whole army marching in procession. We may not assign with certainty the reason of this strange command, but we plainly see at least four objects attained: (1) The whole army is honoured as a subordinate agent in the conquest of... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 6:3

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 6:4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 6:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 6:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 6:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 6:5

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 6:3

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 6:5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:1-5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:3

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