John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 6:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And ye shall compass the city, all [ye] men of war, etc.] Joshua their chief commander under the Lord, and all that were able to make war, even all above twenty years of age; these were to compass the city, not in the form of a siege, but by a procession around it: [and] go round about the city once; or one time, for the first once in a day, and no more: thus shall thou do six days; one after another; that is, go round it, once every day, for such a time. This order was given, according to the Jews f82, the twenty second of Nisan, after the feast of unleavened bread was over.

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