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.
What does Joshua 6:4 mean?
Jericho resolves Israel shall not be its master. It shut itself up, being strongly fortified both by art and nature.
Key themes
PeaceInheritanceRestCovenant fidelity
Read with
Keep this verse inside Joshua 6:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- City People
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The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- Ark Object
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Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.