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Joshua 6:9 KJV
Joshua · chapter 6 · verse 9
And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.Joshua 6:9 · King James Version
Joshua 6:9 in context
7And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
8And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
9And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
10And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
11So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- trumpetsshôwphâra cornet or curved hornH7782 →
- rerewardʼâçaphto gather for any purposeH622 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- armedchâlatsto pull offH2502 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
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We have here an account of the cavalcade which Israel made about Jericho, the orders Joshua gave concerning it, as he had received them from the Lord and their punctual observance of these orders.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-16