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Joshua 6:13

Joshua 6:13
And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord,.... See Gill on Jos 6:4,

went on continually; or, "going they went" (b): kept on going, making no stop at all,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 6:6-16

We have here an account of the cavalcade which Israel made about Jericho, the orders Joshua gave concerning it, as he had received them from the Lord and their punctual observance of these orders. We…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Joshua 6:6-21

Capture and Destruction of Jericho

6. And Joshua In obedience to the commands thus received Joshua implicitly carries out the instructions given him and issues the needful orders to the host.

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