Joshua 6:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the seventh time, at the sound of the priests' horns, Joshua said to the people, Now give a loud cry; for the Lord has given you the town.

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  • Josh 6:5 : 5 And at the sound of a long note on the horns, let all the people give a loud cry; and the wall of the town will come down flat, and all the people are to go straight forward.
  • Judg 7:20-22 : 20 So the three bands all gave a loud note on their horns, and when the vessels had been broken, they took the flaming branches in their left hands, and the horns in their right hands ready for blowing, crying out, For the Lord and for Gideon. 21 Then they made a line round the tents, every man in his place; and all the army, awaking from sleep, came running out, and with loud cries went in flight. 22 And the three hundred gave a loud note on their horns, and every man's sword was turned by the Lord against his brother all through the army; and the army went in flight as far as Beth-shittah in the direction of Zeredah, to the edge of Abel-meholah by Tabbath.
  • 2 Chr 20:22-23 : 22 And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were overcome. 23 And the children of Ammon and Moab made an attack on the people of Mount Seir with a view to their complete destruction; and when they had put an end to the people of Seir, everyman's hand was turned against his neighbour for his destruction.
  • 2 Chr 13:15 : 15 And the men of Judah gave a loud cry; and at their cry, God put fear into Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

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  • Josh 6:1-15
    15 verses
    86%

    1 (Now Jericho was all shut up because of the children of Israel: there was no going out or coming in.)

    2 And the Lord said to Joshua, See, I have given into your hands Jericho with its king and all its men of war.

    3 Now let all your fighting-men make a circle round the town, going all round it once. Do this for six days.

    4 And let seven priests go before the ark with seven loud-sounding horns in their hands: on the seventh day you are to go round the town seven times, the priests blowing their horns.

    5 And at the sound of a long note on the horns, let all the people give a loud cry; and the wall of the town will come down flat, and all the people are to go straight forward.

    6 Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent for the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the agreement, and let seven priests take seven horns in their hands and go before the ark of the Lord.

    7 And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord.

    8 So after Joshua had said this to the people, the seven priests with their seven horns went forward before the Lord, blowing on their horns: and the ark of the Lord's agreement went after them.

    9 And the armed men went before the priests who were blowing the horns, and the mass of the people went after the ark, blowing their horns.

    10 And to the people Joshua gave an order, saying, You will give no cry, and make no sound, and let no word go out of your mouth till the day when I say, Give a loud cry; then give a loud cry.

    11 So he made the ark of the Lord go all round the town once: then they went back to the tents for the night.

    12 And early in the morning Joshua got up, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.

    13 And the seven priests with their seven horns went on before the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns: the armed men went before them, and the mass of the people went after the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns.

    14 The second day they went all round the town once, and then went back to their tents: and so they did for six days.

    15 Then on the seventh day they got up early, at the dawn of the day, and went round the town in the same way, but that day they went round it seven times.

  • Josh 6:20-22
    3 verses
    85%

    20 So the people gave a loud cry, and the horns were sounded; and on hearing the horns the people gave a loud cry, and the wall came down flat, so that the people went up into the town, every man going straight before him, and they took the town.

    21 And they put everything in the town to the curse; men and women, young and old, ox and sheep and ass, they put to death without mercy.

    22 Then Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to make a search through the land, Go into the house of the loose woman, and get her out, and all who are with her, as you gave her your oath.

  • Josh 8:7-8
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    76%

    7 Then you will get up from your secret position and take the town, for the Lord your God will give it up into your hands.

    8 And when you have taken the town, put fire to it, as the Lord has said: see, I have given you your orders.

  • Josh 6:17
    75%

    17 And the town will be put to the curse, and everything in it will be given to the Lord: only Rahab, the loose woman, and all who are in the house with her, will be kept safe, because she kept secret the men we sent.

  • Josh 4:1
    74%

    1 Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,

  • Josh 6:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 Then Joshua gave the people orders with an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed before the Lord who puts his hand to the building up of this town: with the loss of his first son will he put the first stone of it in place, and with the loss of his youngest son he will put up its doors.

    27 So the Lord was with Joshua; and news of him went through all the land.

  • Josh 4:15
    72%

    15 Then the Lord said to Joshua,

  • Josh 10:30
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    30 And again the Lord gave it and its king into the hands of Israel; and he put it and every person in it to the sword, till their destruction was complete; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

  • Heb 11:30
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    30 By faith the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days.

  • Josh 3:6
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    6 Then Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the agreement and go over in front of the people. So they took up the ark of the agreement and went in front of the people.

  • Josh 8:16
    71%

    16 And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.

  • Josh 1:10-11
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    10 Then Joshua gave their orders to those who were in authority over the people, saying,

    11 Go through the tents and give orders to the people, saying, Get ready a store of food; for in three days you are to go over this river Jordan and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Josh 11:6-7
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    70%

    6 And the Lord said to Joshua, Have no fear of them: for tomorrow at this time I will give them all up dead before Israel; you are to have the leg-muscles of their horses cut and their war-carriages burned with fire.

    7 So Joshua and all the men of war with him came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and made an attack on them.

  • Josh 6:24
    70%

    24 Then, after burning up the town and everything in it, they put the silver and gold and the vessels of brass and iron into the store-house of the Lord's house.

  • Josh 18:9
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    9 So the men went, travelling through the land, and made a record of it by towns in seven parts in a book, and came back to Joshua to the tent-circle at Shiloh.

  • Josh 5:1
    70%

    1 Now when the news came to all the kings of the Amorites on the west side of Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites living by the sea, how the Lord had made the waters of Jordan dry before the children of Israel, till they had gone across, their hearts became like water, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel.

  • Judg 7:18
    70%

    18 At the sound of my horn, and the horns of those who are with me, let your horns be sounded all round the tents, and say, For the Lord and for Gideon.

  • Josh 8:1
    70%

    1 Then the Lord said to Joshua, Have no fear and do not be troubled: take with you all the fighting-men and go up against Ai: for I have given into your hands the king of Ai and his people and his town and his land:

  • Josh 3:9
    70%

    9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come to me here: and give ear to the words of the Lord your God.

  • Exod 32:17
    70%

    17 Now when the noise and the voices of the people came to the ears of Joshua, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the tents.

  • Josh 8:27
    70%

    27 But the cattle and the goods from that town, Israel took for themselves, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua.