Joshua 6:16

16 And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout! For the Lord has given you the city.

Joshua 6:16 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 6:16

And it came to pass at the seventh time
Of their going round the city on the seventh day: and at the seventh time,

when the priests blew with the trumpets;
as they did every time they compassed the city:

Joshua said unto the people, shout;
both those that were armed, and those that were not; they were to make one grand and general shout at once, as when victory is obtained, or is sure, and so it follows:

for the Lord hath given you the city;
intimating that it would be presently delivered into their hands, and in such manner, that it would plainly show it was of the Lord, and no other.

Joshua 6:16 In-Context

14 On the second day they marched around the city once and then returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
15 On the seventh day they rose early, at dawn, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times.
16 And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout! For the Lord has given you the city.
17 The city and all that is in it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live because she hid the messengers we sent.
18 As for you, keep away from the things devoted to destruction, so as not to covet and take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel an object for destruction, bringing trouble upon it.
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