Joshua 6:3
Have all the warriors march around the city one time; do this for six days.
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- Num 14:9 : 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection has turned aside from them, but the LORD is with us. Do not fear them!”
- Josh 6:7 : 7 And he told the army,“Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
- Josh 6:14 : 14 They marched around the city one time on the second day, then returned to the camp. They did this six days in all.
- 1 Cor 1:21-25 : 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching. 22 For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom, 23 but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles. 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
- 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 An Eternal Weight of Glory But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
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- Josh 6:4-1613 verses88%
4Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
5When you hear the signal from the ram’s horn, have the whole army give a loud battle cry. Then the city wall will collapse and the warriors should charge straight ahead.”
6So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them,“Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”
7And he told the army,“Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
8When Joshua gave the army its orders, the seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before the LORD moved ahead and blew the horns as the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed behind.
9Armed troops marched ahead of the priests blowing the horns, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark blowing rams’ horns.
10Now Joshua had instructed the army,“Do not give a battle cry or raise your voices; say nothing until the day I tell you,‘Give the battle cry.’ Then give the battle cry!”
11So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the LORD around the city one time. Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there.
12Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the LORD.
13The seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD marched along blowing their horns. Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the LORD blowing rams’ horns.
14They marched around the city one time on the second day, then returned to the camp. They did this six days in all.
15On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn and marched around the city as before– only this time they marched around it seven times.
16The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army,“Give the battle cry, for the LORD is handing the city over to you!
- Josh 6:1-22 verses81%
1Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.
2The LORD told Joshua,“See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.
- Josh 1:10-112 verses76%
10Joshua Prepares for the Invasion Joshua instructed the leaders of the people:
11“Go through the camp and command the people,‘Prepare your supplies, for within three days you will cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest of the land the LORD your God is ready to hand over to you.’”
- Josh 6:20-223 verses75%
20The rams’ horns sounded and when the army heard the signal, they gave a loud battle cry. The wall collapsed and the warriors charged straight ahead into the city and captured it.
21They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city, including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.
22Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land,“Enter the prostitute’s house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her.”
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8When you capture the city, set it on fire in keeping with the Lord’s message. See, I have given you orders.”
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2After three days the leaders went through the camp
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4He ordered them,“Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
- Josh 3:4-63 verses72%
4But stay about three thousand feet behind it. Keep your distance so you can see which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before.”
5Joshua told the people,“Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will perform miraculous deeds among you.”
6Joshua told the priests,“Pick up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.
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26At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration:“The man who attempts to rebuild this city of Jericho will stand condemned before the LORD. He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!”
- Josh 18:8-92 verses72%
8When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land,“Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the LORD here in Shiloh.”
9The men journeyed through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
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30By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people marched around them for seven days.
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11Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.
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13About forty thousand battle-ready troops marched past the LORD to fight on the rift valley plains of Jericho.
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2Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”
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13Israel Conquers Jericho When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him,“Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?”
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6The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”
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8Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenant,‘When you reach the bank of the Jordan River, wade into the water.’”
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1Israel Commemorates the Crossing When the entire nation was on the other side, the LORD told Joshua,
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16They told Joshua,“We will do everything you say. We will go wherever you send us.
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5Joshua told them,“Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.
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3As for the LORD your God, he is about to cross over before you; he will destroy these nations before you and you will dispossess them. As for Joshua, he is about to cross before you just as the LORD has said.
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16All the reinforcements in Ai were ordered to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.