Joshua 6:19

19 For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the Lord and must go into the Lord's treasury."

Joshua 6:19 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 6:19

But all the silver and gold, and vessels of brass and iron,
[are] consecrated to the Lord
Or rather, "for all the silver", &c. as the particle here used sometimes signifies, and is so rendered {d}: each of these metals, and whatsoever were made of them, were set apart for the Lord, and dedicated to sacred uses, and might not be converted to any other, unless what were upon their idols, which were to be burnt with fire, ( Deuteronomy 7:25 ) ;

they shall come into the treasury of the Lord;
be brought into the tabernacle, as Kimchi and Abarbinel interpret it, into some apartment there destined for such service, and which is clear from ( Joshua 6:24 ) ; the same where the offering of the officers was brought after the battle with Midian, ( Numbers 31:54 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F4 (lkw) "nam totum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Joshua 6:19 In-Context

17 But the city and everything in it are set apart to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live, because she hid the men we sent.
18 But keep yourselves from the things set apart, or you will be set apart for destruction. If you take any of those things, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster on it.
19 For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the Lord and must go into the Lord's treasury."
20 So the people shouted, and the trumpets sounded. When they heard the blast of the trumpet, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. The people advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city.
21 They completely destroyed everything in the city with the sword-every man and woman, both young and old, and every ox, sheep, and donkey.
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