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Joshua 6:26 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Joshua 6:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 6 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.”
Joshua 6:26 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 6:26
Joshua adjured them (וַיַּשְׁבַּע, vayashba)—This solemn oath formula invoked God's name as witness and enforcer. Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho—Jericho's ruins were to remain a perpetual testimony to God's judgment, like Sodom (Deuteronomy 29:23). Rebuilding would defy divine decree.He shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates—This prophetic curse precisely fulfilled 500 years later when Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho, losing his sons Abiram and Segub (1 Kings 16:34). The Hebrew syntax...
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Cross-References for Joshua 6:26
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“and set up the gates of it with the loss of his youngest son Segub”
“exorcists”
“and shall tell the woman”
“saying”
“I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
“We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places; thus says Yahweh of Armies”
“How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”