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.
Joshua 6:13 in other translations
| BSB | And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding. |
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| WEB | The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the LORD’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after the LORD’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went. |
| ASV | And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went. |
| YLT | and seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark of Jehovah are walking, going on, and they have blown with the trumpets--and he who is armed is going before them, and he who is gathering up is going behind the ark of Jehovah--going on and blowing with the trumpets. |
| DARBY | And the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before the ark of Jehovah went on and blew continually with the trumpets; and the armed men went before them, and the rearguard went after the ark of Jehovah; they blew with the trumpets in marching. |
| BBE | And the seven priests with their seven horns went on before the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns: the armed men went before them, and the mass of the people went after the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns. |
| Webster | 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 rear-guard came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. |
What does Joshua 6:13 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.
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…
Joshua 6:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 6:13
- Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- Matthew 24:13
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
- 1 Chronicles 15:26
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
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Context
- 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.
- Joshua 6:14
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
Joshua 6:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los siete sacerdotes, llevando las siete bocinas de cuernos de carneros, fueron delante del arca de Jehová, andando siempre y tocando las bocinas; y los armados iban delante de ellos, y la gente reunida iba detrás del arca de Jehová, andando y tocando las bocinas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les sept sacrificateurs qui portaient les sept trompettes retentissantes devant l’arche de l’ Éternel, marchaient, et en allant sonnaient des trompettes; et les hommes armés allaient devant eux; et l’arrière-garde marchait après l’arche de l’ Éternel; ils sonnaient des trompettes en marchant. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die sieben Priester, welche die sieben Hallposaunen vor der Lade Jehovas hertrugen, gingen fort und fort und stießen in die Posaunen; und die Gerüsteten zogen vor ihnen her, und der Nachzug ging hinter der Lade Jehovas her, indem sie fort und fort in die Posaunen stießen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et septem ex eis septem buccinas, quarum in jubilæo usus est: præcedebantque arcam Domini ambulantes atque clangentes: et armatus populus ibat ante eos, vulgus autem reliquum sequebatur arcam, et buccinis personabat. |