Joshua 6:4
Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- trumpets of rams'
- The words {shopheroth hyyovelim,} should rather be rendered jubilee, trumpets, i.e., such as were used on the jubilee, which were probably made of horn or silver: for the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan was indeed a jubilee to them (See Note on Le 25:11): instead of the dreadful trumpet of war, they were ordered to sound the trumpet of joy, as already conquerors.
- Leviticus 25:9; Numbers 10:1–10; Judges 7:7, 8, 15–22; 2 Chronicles 13:12; 2 Chronicles 20:17, 19, 21; Isaiah 27:13; Zechariah 4:6
- seven times
- Genesis 2:3; Genesis 7:2, 3; Leviticus 4:6; Leviticus 14:16; Leviticus 25:8; Numbers 23:1; 1 Kings 18:43; 2 Kings 5:10; Job 42:8; Zechariah 4:2; Revelation 1:4, 20; Revelation 5:1, 6; Revelation 8:2, 6; Revelation 10:3; Revelation 15:1, 7; Revelation 16:1