And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken to the people,....
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Joshua 6:8
Joshua 6:8
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offensively, and to send out its forces to oppose Israel's landing and…Joshua 6 — OverviewJoshua 6 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJoshua 6:1, Jericho is shut up; Joshua 6:2, God instructs Joshua how to besiege it; Joshua 6:12, The city is compassed; Joshua 6:17, It must be accursed; Joshua 6:20, The walls fall down; Joshua 6:22, Rahab is saved;…Joshua 6 — OverviewJoshua 6 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter Joshua is assured, though Jericho was closely shut up, it should be delivered into his hands, Jos 6:1; and he is directed, with the army, to go round the city six days together, seven priests bearing the…Joshua 6:1-21Joshua 6:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THE VICTORY.—Joshua 6:1-21Joshua 6:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryWe come now to the command that was laid on Joshua. And hero we may observe three points.
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