And the second day they compassed the city once , and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
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Gill's Exposition
And the second day they compassed the city once,.... Went round it one time only; as on the first:
and returned into the camp: which was at Gilgal, Jos 5:10,
so they did six days: four more after…
Adam Clarke
So they did six days - It is not likely that the whole Israelitish host went each day round the city. This would have been utterly impossible: the fighting men alone amounted to nearly 600,000,…
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…
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.