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Joshua 6:1 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Joshua 6:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 6 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Fall of Jericho
“Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. was: Heb. did shut up, and was shut up”
Joshua 6:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 6:1
Jericho was straitly shut up (סֹגֶרֶת וּמְסֻגֶּרֶת, sogeret u-mesugeret)—The Hebrew doubling emphasizes absolute closure: 'shut up and being shut up,' a hendiadys expressing Jericho's desperate lockdown. Archaeological evidence confirms Jericho's massive double walls (outer wall 6 feet thick, inner wall 12 feet thick) made it seemingly impregnable.Because of the children of Israel—Terror had paralyzed Jericho. They chose passive defense over negotiation or attack, fulfilling God's promise to send fear before Israel (Exodus 23:27). Yet their fear was not saving faith like Rahab's. The city's cl...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 6:1
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“I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.,And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you., וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁים יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־נָתַן יְהוָה לָכֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִי־נָפְלָה אֵימַתְכֶם עָלֵינוּ וְכִי נָמֹגוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶם׃ ,and she said unto the men: I know that the LORD hath given you the land”
“Truly Yahweh has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us.”
“they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city”
“they shut the gate.”