Joshua 6:14

14 They circled the city one time on the second day. Then they went back to the camp. They did this for six days.

Joshua 6:14 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 6:14

And the second day they compassed the city once
Went round it one time only; as on the first:

and returned into the camp:
which was at Gilgal, ( Joshua 5:10 ) ;

so they did six days:
four more after these two successively, and proceeded in the same order and manner as on those two days.

Joshua 6:14 In-Context

12 Joshua got up early in the morning. The priests lifted up the LORD's chest.

13 The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets made from rams' horns were going in front of the LORD's chest, blowing trumpets continuously. The armed soldiers were going in front of them. The rear guard was coming after the LORD's chest, blowing trumpets continuously.

14 They circled the city one time on the second day. Then they went back to the camp. They did this for six days.

15 On the seventh day, they got up at dawn. They circled the city in this way seven times. It was only on that day that they circled the city seven times.

16 The seventh time, the priests blew the trumpets. Then Joshua said to the people, "Shout, because the LORD has given you the city!