Joshua 6:16-21,Joshua 2:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:21

They utterly destroyed - both man , and woman , etc. - As this act was ordered by God himself, who is the Maker and Judge of all men, it must be right: for the Judge of all the earth cannot do wrong. Nothing that breathed was permitted to live; hence the oxen, sheep, and asses, were destroyed, as well as the inhabitants. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:17

Verse 17 17.And the city shall be accursed, etc Although God had determined not only to enrich his people with spoil and plunder, but also to settle them in cities which they had not built, yet there was a peculiarity in the case of the first city; for it was right that it should be consecrated as a kind of first fruits. Accordingly, he claims the buildings, as well as all the moveable property, as his own, and prohibits the application of any part of it to private uses. It may have been an... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:20

Verse 20 20.So the people shouted, etc Here the people are praised for obedience, and the faithfulness of God is, at the same time, celebrated. They testified their fidelity by shouting, because they were persuaded, that what God had commanded would not be in vain, and he, in not allowing them to lose their labor, vindicated the truth of what he had said. Another virtue of not inferior value was displayed by the people, in despising unlawful gain, and cheerfully suffering the loss of all the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:1-21

We come now to the command that was laid on Joshua. And hero we may observe three points. I. SUCCESS WAS CERTAIN IF GOD 'S COMMANDS WERE OBEYED . God does not say, "I will give," but, "I have given" Jericho into thine hand. Not only has the fiat gone forth, but the work is done, when the soldier of the Lord has made up his mind to obey the Lord's commands. Thus, whatever be the work to which we set our hands, be it public or private, in the world or in our own hearts, so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:16

When the priests. There is no "when" in the original, nor is it needed (see Keil). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:17

Accursed. Rather, devotea, ἀναθεμα LXX . The original meaning of this word is derived from הרם to "shut up." Hence it originally means "a net." With this we may compare the well known Eastern word harem, meaning the enclosed apartments reserved for the women of the family. Hence it comes to mean under a ban, devoted, generally to utter destruction under the pressure of a vow to God, as in Numbers 21:2 , or in consequence of His command (see Le 27:29; Deuteronomy 13:15 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:18

Accursed thing. Better," thing devoted," as this keeps up the idea of something solemnly set apart to God, to be dealt with as He thinks fit. Lest ye make yourselves accursed when ye take of the accursed thing. Rather, with Keil and Rosenmuller, lest ye devote the city to destruction, and then take of what has been thus devoted. And make the camp of Israel a curse. Literally, and put the camp of Israel in the position of a thing devoted. And trouble it (cf. Joshua 7:25 , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:19

Consecrated unto the Lord. Literally, as margin, holiness unto the Lord (cf. Exodus 28:36 ; Exodus 39:30 ; Le Exodus 27:14 , Exodus 27:21 ; Jeremiah 2:3 ). An expression used of anything specially devoted to God. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:20

So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets, and it came to pass. Literally, and the people shouted, and they blew with the trumpets, and it came to pass as soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet. The latter part of this sentence is a more full and accurate repetition of what is stated in the former. The shouting and the blowing with the trumpets were all but simultaneous, but the latter was in reality the signal for the former—a signal which was immediately... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:20

The taking of Jericho. The taking of Jericho is the first great victory of the Israelites over the Canaanites. It is a type of the victory of the people of God over their adversaries. We learn from it the secret and the method of success in this conflict. I. The first thing demanded of the people of Israel is A GREAT ACT OF FAITH . It was no slight exercise of faith to believe that the sounding of the sacred trumpets would suffice to overthrow those massive walls which rose... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:20

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