Josué 6:1-7

1 Or Jérico était close et fermée avec soin, à cause des enfants d'Israël; personne ne sortait et personne n'entrait.
2 Et l'Éternel dit à Josué: Regarde, j'ai livré entre tes mains Jérico, et son roi, et ses vaillants guerriers.
3 Vous tous donc, les hommes de guerre, faites le tour de la ville, en tournant une fois autour d'elle. Tu feras ainsi pendant six jours;
4 Et sept sacrificateurs porteront sept cors de bélier devant l'arche. Mais le septième jour vous ferez le tour de la ville sept fois, et les sacrificateurs sonneront des cors.
5 Et quand ils sonneront avec force de la corne de bélier, dès que vous entendrez le son du cor, tout le peuple jettera de grands cris; alors la muraille de la ville tombera sous elle-même, et le peuple montera, chacun devant soi.
6 Josué, fils de Nun, appela donc les sacrificateurs, et leur dit: Portez l'arche de l'alliance, et que sept sacrificateurs portent sept cors de bélier devant l'arche de l'Éternel.
7 Il dit ensuite au peuple: Passez, et faites le tour de la ville, et que ceux qui sont armés passent devant l'arche de l'Éternel.

Josué 6:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 6

In this chapter Joshua is assured, though Jericho was closely shut up, it should be delivered into his hands, Jos 6:1,2; and he is directed, with the army, to go round the city six days together, seven priests bearing the ark of the Lord, with seven trumpets sounding; and on the seventh day to go round it seven times in like manner, when its wall should fall, Jos 6:3-5; which order Joshua communicated to the priests, and to the people, and which was put into execution by them, with some other instructions he gave them, Jos 6:6-16; particularly that the city, and all in it, should be devoted to the Lord, and none spared, but Rahab and her family, Jos 6:17-19; the success was according to the assurance given by the Lord, Jos 6:20; when all in the city were destroyed, and that was burnt with fire, and the gold, silver, brass, and iron, brought into the house of the Lord, and Rahab and her father's household were saved alive, Jos 6:21-25; and the chapter is closed with an adjuration of Joshua, cursing the man that should rebuild the city; and with this observation, that the fame of Joshua upon this was spread abroad throughout the country, Jos 6:26,27.

The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.