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Joshua 6:14

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 6:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
Joshua 6:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.
13And 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.
14And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times.
16And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for Jehovah hath given you the city.
17And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the second day they compassed the city once, etc.] Went round it one time only; as on the first: and returned into the camp: which was at Gilgal, (<060510>Joshua 5:10); so they did six days: four more after these two successively, and proceeded in the same order and manner as on those two days.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jos 6:3, Jos 6:11, Jos 6:15 Joshua 6:15”
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