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Joshua 6:27

Joshua 6:27
So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

So the Lord was with Joshua,.... Counselling and directing him what to do, prospering and succeeding him in all that he engaged; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord was for the help of Joshua;''the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

So the Lord was with Joshua - Giving him miraculous assistance in all his enterprises; and this was what he was naturally led to expect from the communication made to him by the captain of the Lord's…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 6:17-27

The people had religiously observed the orders given them concerning the besieging of Jericho, and now at length Joshua had told them (Jos 6:16), "The Lord hath given you the city, enter and take…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

So the Lord was with Joshua He and He alone had achieved the victory for His people, and they had "stood still" and "seen the salvation of Jehovah" (Exo 14:13; 2Ch 20:17):

(a) The entrance into…