Joshua 6:16

Webster's Bible (1833)

It happened at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Yahweh has given you the city.

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  • Josh 6:5 : 5 It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you 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 go up every man straight before him.
  • Judg 7:20-22 : 20 The three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they cried, The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon. 21 They stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran; and they shouted, and put [them] to flight. 22 They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow, and against all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
  • 2 Chr 20:22-23 : 22 When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, utterly to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy another.
  • 2 Chr 13:15 : 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened, that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

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  • Josh 6:1-15
    15 verses
    86%

    1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

    2Yahweh said to Joshua, Behold, I have given into your hand Jericho, and the king of it, and the mighty men of valor.

    3You shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shall you do six days.

    4Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark: and the seventh day you shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

    5It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you 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 go up every man straight before him.

    6Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Yahweh.

    7They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.

    8It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them.

    9The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rearward went after the ark, [the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went.

    10Joshua commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall you shout.

    11So he caused the ark of Yahweh to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

    12Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.

    13The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Yahweh went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Yahweh, [the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went.

    14The second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

    15It happened on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times.

  • Josh 6:20-22
    3 verses
    85%

    20So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew the trumpets; and it happened, 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.

    21They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

    22Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, Go into the prostitute's house, and bring out there the woman, and all that she has, as you swore to her.

  • Josh 8:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Yahweh your God will deliver it into your hand.

    8It shall be, when you have seized on the city, that you shall set the city on fire; according to the word of Yahweh shall you do: behold, I have commanded you.

  • Josh 6:17
    75%

    17The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Yahweh: only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

  • Josh 4:1
    74%

    1It happened, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

  • Josh 6:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Yahweh, that rises up and builds this city Jericho: with the loss of his firstborn shall he lay the foundation of it, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

    27So Yahweh was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.

  • Josh 4:15
    72%

    15Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

  • Josh 10:30
    71%

    30and Yahweh delivered it also, and the king of it, into the hand of Israel; and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were therein; he left none remaining in it; and he did to the king of it as he had done to the king of Jericho.

  • Heb 11:30
    71%

    30By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.

  • Josh 3:6
    71%

    6Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. They took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

  • Josh 8:16
    71%

    16All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

  • Josh 1:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

    11Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare food; for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it.

  • Josh 11:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6Yahweh said to Joshua, Don't be afraid because of them; for tomorrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

    7So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.

  • Josh 6:24
    70%

    24They burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Yahweh.

  • Josh 18:9
    70%

    9The men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.

  • Josh 5:1
    70%

    1It happened, when all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard how that Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

  • Judg 7:18
    70%

    18When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow you the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, For Yahweh and for Gideon.

  • Josh 8:1
    70%

    1Yahweh said to Joshua, Don't be afraid, neither be dismayed: take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai; behold, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land;

  • Josh 3:9
    70%

    9Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come here, and hear the words of Yahweh your God.

  • Exod 32:17
    70%

    17When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is the noise of war in the camp."

  • Josh 8:27
    70%

    27Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey to themselves, according to the word of Yahweh which he commanded Joshua.