Josué 6:1-8

1 Jericó estava completamente fechada por causa dos israelitas. Ninguém saía nem entrava.

2 Então o SENHOR disse a Josué: “Saiba que entreguei nas suas mãos Jericó, seu rei e seus homens de guerra.

3 Marche uma vez ao redor da cidade, com todos os homens armados. Faça isso durante seis dias.

4 Sete sacerdotes levarão cada um uma trombeta de chifre de carneiro à frente da arca. No sétimo dia, marchem todos sete vezes ao redor da cidade, e os sacerdotes toquem as trombetas.

5 Quando as trombetas soarem um longo toque, todo o povo dará um forte grito; o muro da cidade cairá e o povo atacará, cada um do lugar onde estiver”.

6 Josué, filho de Num, chamou os sacerdotes e lhes disse: “Levem a arca da aliança do SENHOR. Sete de vocês levarão trombetas à frente da arca”.

7 E ordenou ao povo: “Avancem! Marchem ao redor da cidade! Os soldados armados irão à frente da arca do SENHOR”.

8 Quando Josué terminou de falar ao povo, os sete sacerdotes que levavam suas trombetas perante o SENHOR saíram à frente, tocando as trombetas. E a arca da aliança do SENHOR ia atrás deles.

Josué 6:1-8 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.