Joshua 6:1

1 Jericho was shut up tight as a drum because of the People of Israel: no one going in, no one coming out.

Joshua 6:1 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 6:1

Now Jericho was straitly shut up, because of the children of
Israel
Or "it shut up", or "was shutting, and was shut up" ^F21; that is, the king and the inhabitants shut it up within; the Targum says with iron doors, and bars of brass, and it was blocked up without by the children of Israel:

none went out and none came in;
none of their forces went out to make a sally on the Israelites, or to seek to make peace with them; nor any of their neighbours went in to them, to carry them any provision, or to assist them, or to be sheltered by them, not being able to do it because of the camp of Israel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (trgomw trgo) "claudens et clausa", Montanus, Vatablus.

Joshua 6:1 In-Context

1 Jericho was shut up tight as a drum because of the People of Israel: no one going in, no one coming out.

2 God spoke to Joshua, "Look sharp now. I've already given Jericho to you, along with its king and its crack troops.

3 Here's what you are to do: March around the city, all your soldiers. Circle the city once. Repeat this for six days.

4 Have seven priests carry seven ram's horn trumpets in front of the Chest. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, the priests blowing away on the trumpets.

5 And then, a long blast on the ram's horn - when you hear that, all the people are to shout at the top of their lungs. The city wall will collapse at once. All the people are to enter, every man straight on in."