Joshua 6:4-6, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 6:1-5

We have here a contest between God and the men of Jericho, and their different resolutions, upon which it is easy to say whose word shall prevail. I. Jericho resolves Israel shall not be its master, Josh. 6:1. It was straitly shut up, because of the children of Israel. It did shut up, and it was shut up (so it is in the margin); it did shut up itself, being strongly fortified both by art and nature, and it was shut up by the obstinacy and resolution of the inhabitants, who agreed never to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:4

And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns ,.... The ark was to be taken up and carried by priests round the city. Ben Gersom observes, that this was to direct the Israelites to keep and do according to all that was written in it; that is, in the law, which was contained in it; but no doubt the design of it was to show, that the subduing of Jericho, and the miracle that would be wrought, were owing to the power and presence of God, of which the ark was a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:5

And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn ,.... Continue blowing, and protracting, and drawing out the sound a long time; which they did only on the seventh day; on the other days it was but a short blast they made at a time; so that this being different, it would be a good sign and token to the people to do what they are next directed to: and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet ; drawn out to a great length: all the people shall shout with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:6

And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests ,.... Not the Levites and Kohathites, whose business it was in common to bear the ark, but upon this occasion the priests; not all of them, but as many as were sufficient for the purpose: and said unto them, take up the ark of the covenant ; by putting the staves into the rings of it, and so carry it, Exodus 25:14 ; see Numbers 7:9 , and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord : See Gill on ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:4

Seven trumpets of rams ' horns - The Hebrew word יובלים yobelim does not signify rams' horns; (see the note on Leviticus 25:11 ;); nor do any of the ancient versions, the Chaldee excepted, give it this meaning. The instruments used on this occasion were evidently of the same kind with those used on the jubilee, and were probably made of horn or of silver; and the text in this place may be translated, And seven priests shall bear before the ark the seven jubilee trumpets, for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:5

The wall of the city shall fall down flat - Several commentators, both Jews and Christians, have supposed that the ground under the foundation of the walls opened, and the wall sunk into the chasm, so that there remained nothing but plain ground for the Israelites to walk over. Of this the text says nothing: - תחתיה העיר חומת ונפלה venaphelah chomath hair tachteyha , literally translated, is, The wall of the city shall fall down Under Itself; which appears to mean no more... 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 6:4

And seven priests shall bear before the ark. The Vulgate puts "on the seventh day" in connection with this part of the sentence; Luther also translates thus. The LXX ; which Calvin and our translators and the majority of commentators follow, regard this part of the sentence as stating what was to be done on the six days, and rightly so, as Joshua 6:8-14 clearly show. That the historian, as has been before remarked, did not always give the full instructions Joshua received is evident from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:5

When they make a long blast with the ram's horn. Literally, as they draw out with the horn of jubilee, i.e; blow a prolonged blast (of. Exodus 19:13 ). Here the word used is horn of jubilee, but not necessarily of ram's horn, as our version, any more than the modern horn, though it takes the place of the more primitive instrument made of that material, must itself be a ram's horn. So Rosenmuller. The word. קֶרֶן in Hebrew is used in different senses, all, however, growing out... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 6:3-6

The command of the Lord as to the mode in which the fall of Jericho should be brought about is given in these verses in a condensed form. Further details (see Joshua 6:8-10, Joshua 6:16-17, etc.), were, no doubt, among the commands given to Joshua by the Angel.Joshua 6:4Trumpets of ram’s horns - Render rather here and in Joshua 6:5-6, Joshua 6:8, etc., “trumpets of jubilee” (compareLeviticus 25:10; Leviticus 25:10 note). The instrument is more correctly rendered “cornet” (see Leviticus 25:9,... read more

Joshua 6:4-6, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 6:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 6:3-6

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