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Joshua 6:11

So 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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ark;   Trumpet;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ark;   Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Miracles;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ark of the Covenant;   Holy Land;   Miracles Wrought through Servants of God;   Sieges;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Miracle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gilgal;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Zechariah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Jericho;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Horns;   Miracles;   Rams' Horns;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jericho;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ark;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Gilgal;   Palestine (Recent Exploration, I.e. as of 1915);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ark of the covenant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Joshua, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the ark of the Lord was carried around the city, circling it once. They returned to the camp and spent the night there.
Hebrew Names Version
So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
King James Version
So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Lexham English Bible
And the ark of Yahweh went around the city, circling once, and they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.
English Standard Version
So he caused the ark of the Lord to circle the city, going about it once. And they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.
New Century Version
So Joshua had the Ark of the Lord carried around the city one time. Then they went back to camp for the night.
New English Translation
So 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.
Amplified Bible
So Joshua had the ark of the LORD taken around the city [on the first day], circling it once; then they came back into the camp and spent the night in the camp.
New American Standard Bible
So he had the ark of the LORD taken around the city, circling it once; then they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the Arke of the Lorde compassed the citie, and went about it once: then they returned into the hoaste, and lodged in the campe.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he had the ark of Yahweh taken around the city, circling it once; then they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.
Contemporary English Version
They obeyed Joshua's orders and carried the chest once around the town before returning to camp for the night.
Complete Jewish Bible
So he had the ark of Adonai make a circle around the city, going around it once; then they returned to camp and stayed in the camp.
Darby Translation
And the ark of Jehovah went round the city, encompassing [it] once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Joshua made the priests carry the Holy Box of the Lord around the city one time. Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there.
George Lamsa Translation
So the ark of the LORD made a circuit of the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Good News Translation
So he had this group of men take the Lord 's Covenant Box around the city one time. Then they came back to camp and spent the night there.
Literal Translation
And the ark of Jehovah went around the city, going around one time. And they came into the camp, and remained in the camp.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So the Arke of the LORDE wente once rounde aboute the cite, and came agyne in to ye hooste, & remayned therin:
American Standard Version
So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Bible in Basic English
So he made the ark of the Lord go all round the town once: then they went back to the tents for the night.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so the arke of the Lorde compassed the citie, and went about it once: and they returned into the hoast, and lodged there.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
King James Version (1611)
So the Arke of the Lord compassed the citie, going about it once: and they came into the campe, and lodged in the campe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the ark of the covenant of God having gone round immediately returned into the camp, and lodged there.
English Revised Version
So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Berean Standard Bible
So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the arke of the Lord cumpasside the citee onys bi day, and turnede ayen in to the castels, and dwellide there.
Young's Literal Translation
And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp.
Update Bible Version
So 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about [it] once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
New King James Version
So he had the ark of the LORD circle the city, going around it once. Then they came into the camp and lodged in the camp.
New Living Translation
So the Ark of the Lord was carried around the town once that day, and then everyone returned to spend the night in the camp.
New Life Bible
So he had the special box of the agreement taken around the city once. Then they returned to the tents and stayed there through the night.
New Revised Standard
So the ark of the Lord went around the city, circling it once; and they came into the camp, and spent the night in the camp.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he caused the ark of Yahweh to compass the city, going round once, - and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So the ark of the Lord went about the city once a day, and returning into the camp, abode there.
Revised Standard Version
So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and spent the night in the camp.
THE MESSAGE
He sent the Chest of God on its way around the city. It circled once, came back to camp, and stayed for the night. Joshua was up early the next morning and the priests took up the Chest of God . The seven priests carrying the seven ram's horn trumpets marched before the Chest of God , marching and blowing the trumpets, with the armed guard marching before and the rear guard marching after. Marching and blowing of trumpets!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he had the ark of the LORD taken around the city, circling it once; then they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.

Contextual Overview

6 Joshua 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. 7 They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh. 8 It 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. 9 The 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. 10 Joshua 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. 11 So 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. 12 Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh. 13 The 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. 14 The second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15 It 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Joshua 6:14 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:2
that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
Genesis 7:1
Yahweh said to Noah, "Come with all of your household into the ark, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh."
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 34:27
because your heart was tender, and you did humble yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says Yahweh.
Psalms 11:5
Yahweh examines the righteous, But the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.
Psalms 55:9
Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Psalms 140:11
An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Isaiah 60:18
Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So the ark of the Lord compassed the city,.... Being bore by the priests, who carried it round the city; it may as well be rendered and interpreted as it is by Kimchi,

"he, i.e. Joshua, caused the ark of the Lord to compass the city;''

that is, he gave orders to the priests to take it up, and go round with it on the first day:

going about [it] once; on that day, and no more; keeping at such a distance, as to be out of the reach of stones or arrows cast from the walls of the city:

and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp; the night following; not only the priests that bare the ark, but those that blew with the trumpets, and all the armed men, and the people.


 
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