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Joshua 6:19

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 6:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy unto Jehovah: they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy unto Jehovah: they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah.
Joshua 6:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
18But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing; so would ye make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.
19But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy unto Jehovah: they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah.
20So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
21And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
22And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot`s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
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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
“But all the silver and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, [are] consecrated to the Lord, etc.] Or rather, “for all the silver”, etc. as the particle here used sometimes signifies, and is so rendered f89: each of these metals, and whatsoever were made of them, were set apart for the Lord, and dedicated to sacred uses, and might not be converted to any other, unless what were upon their idols, which were to be burnt with fire, (<050725>Deuteronomy 7:25); they shall come into the treasury of the Lord; be brought into the tabernacle, as Kimchi and Abarbinel interpret it, into some apartment there destined for such service, and which is clear from (<060624>Joshua 6:24); the same where the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Vessels of brass and iron - Except that of which images were made, which were to be utterly destroyed. Unto the Lord - Being first made to pass through the fire, Num 31:22-23. Treasury of the Lord - To be employed wholly for the uses of the tabernacle, not to be applied to the use of any private person or priest. Joshua 6:21”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“all the silver: Sa2 8:11; Ch1 18:11, Ch1 26:20, Ch1 26:26, Ch1 26:28, Ch1 28:12; Ch2 15:18, Ch2 31:12; Isa 23:17, Isa 23:18; Mic 4:13 consecrated: Heb. holiness, Lev 19:24 \*marg. Zac 14:20, Zac 14:21 the treasury: Kg1 7:51, Kg1 14:26; Kg2 24:13; Ch1 26:20; Neh 7:70, Neh 7:71, Neh 10:38; Jer 38:11; Mat 27:6; Mar 12:41 Joshua 6:20”
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