Joshua 6 · Verse 12

Joshua 6:12

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
Joshua 6:12, King James Version

Joshua 6:12 in other translations

BSBJoshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
WEBJoshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the LORD’s ark.
ASVAnd Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.
YLTAnd Joshua riseth early in the morning, and the priests bear the ark of Jehovah,
DARBYAnd Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of Jehovah.
BBEAnd early in the morning Joshua got up, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
WebsterAnd Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

What does Joshua 6:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 6:12-14
12-14. Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord--The second day's procession seems to have taken place in the morning. In all other respects, down even to the smallest details, the arrangements of the first day continued to be the rule followed on the other six.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 6:6-16

Wherever the ark went, the people attended it. God's ministers, by the trumpet of the everlasting gospel, which proclaims liberty and victory, must encourage the followers of Christ in their spiritual warfare. As promised deliverances must be expected in God's way, so they must be expected in his time. At last the people were to shout: they did so, and the walls fell. This was a shout of faith; they believed the…

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Joshua 6:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.Kemand he rose earlyH7925
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
בַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morningH1242
וַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'Uand they liftedH5375
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲר֥וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 6:12

  • Joshua 3:1

    And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

  • Hebrews 11:7-8

    By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

  • Deuteronomy 31:25

    That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,

  • Joshua 6:6-8

    And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord. And 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. And 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.

  • John 6:10-11

    And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

  • Genesis 22:3

    And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

  • John 9:6-7

    When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

  • John 2:5-8

    His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Joshua rose.
3:1; Ge 22:3
the priests.
6-8; De 31:25; Joh 2:5-8; 6:10,11; 9:6,7; Heb 11:7,8

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Context

  • Joshua 6:11

    So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

  • Joshua 6:12

    And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.

  • Joshua 6:13

    And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

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Joshua 6:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Josué se levantó de mañana, y los sacerdotes tomaron el arca de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Josué se leva de bonne heure le matin, et les sacrificateurs portèrent l’arche de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Josua machte sich des Morgens früh auf, und die Priester trugen die Lade Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Igitur Josue de nocte consurgente, tulerunt sacerdotes arcam Domini,