Joshua 6:19

19 All the silver and gold and everything made of bronze and iron are holy and belong to the LORD. They 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 The city has been claimed by the LORD. Everything in it belongs to the LORD. Only the prostitute Rahab and all who are in the house with her will live because she hid the messengers we sent.
18 But stay away from what has been claimed by the LORD for destruction, or you, too, will be destroyed by the LORD. If you take anything that is claimed by the LORD, you will bring destruction and disaster on the camp of Israel.
19 All the silver and gold and everything made of bronze and iron are holy and belong to the LORD. They must go into the LORD's treasury."
20 So the troops shouted very loudly when they heard the blast of the rams' horns, and the wall collapsed. The troops charged straight ahead and captured the city.
21 They claimed everything in it for the LORD. With their swords they killed men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.
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