Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there. New Living Translation So the Ark of the LORD was carried around the town once that day, and then everyone returned to spend the night in the camp. English Standard Version So he caused the ark of the LORD to circle the city, going about it once. And they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp. Berean Standard Bible So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there. King James Bible So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. New King James Version So he had the ark of the LORD circle the city, going around it once. Then they came into the camp and lodged in the camp. New American Standard Bible So he had the ark of the LORD taken around the city, circling it once; then they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp. NASB 1995 So he had the ark of the LORD taken around the city, circling it once; then they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp. NASB 1977 So he had the ark of the LORD taken around the city, circling it once; then they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp. Legacy Standard Bible So he had the ark of Yahweh taken around the city, circling it once; then they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp. Amplified Bible So Joshua had the ark of the LORD taken around the city [on the first day], circling it once; then they came back into the camp and spent the night in the camp. Christian Standard Bible So the ark of the LORD was carried around the city, circling it once. They returned to the camp and spent the night there. Holman Christian Standard Bible So the ark of the LORD was carried around the city, circling it once. They returned to the camp and spent the night there. American Standard Version So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. Contemporary English Version They obeyed Joshua's orders and carried the chest once around the town before returning to camp for the night. English Revised Version So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. GOD'S WORD® Translation So the LORD's ark went around the city once. Then they went back to the camp and stayed there for the night. Good News Translation So he had this group of men take the LORD's Covenant Box around the city one time. Then they came back to camp and spent the night there. International Standard Version So the ark of the LORD was taken once around the city, then they went back to camp and spent the night there. Majority Standard Bible So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there. NET Bible So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the LORD around the city one time. Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there. New Heart English Bible So he caused the ark of the LORD to go around the city, going about it once. Then they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. Webster's Bible Translation So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. World English Bible So he caused Yahweh’s ark to go around the city, circling it once. Then they came into the camp, and stayed in the camp. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the Ark of YHWH goes around the city, going around once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp. Young's Literal Translation And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp. Smith's Literal Translation And the ark of Jehovah will encompass the city, surrounding one time: and they will come into the camp and will pass the night in the camp. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo the ark of the Lord went about the city once a day, and returning into the camp, abode there. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus, the ark of the Lord circled the city once each day, and returning to the camp, it remained there. New American Bible So he had the ark of the LORD circle the city, going once around it, after which they returned to camp for the night. New Revised Standard Version So the ark of the LORD went around the city, circling it once; and they came into the camp, and spent the night in the camp. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo the ark of the LORD made a circuit of the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the ark of LORD JEHOVAH went around the city one time, and they came to the camp and they lodged in the camp OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the ark of the covenant of God having gone round immediately returned into the camp, and lodged there. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Walls of Jericho…10But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!” 11So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there. 12Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.… Cross References Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Exodus 23:30 Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. 1 Samuel 17:20 So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry. 1 Kings 18:36 At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. 1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. 2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God. Judges 7:7 Then the LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand. But all the others are to go home.” 1 Samuel 4:3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.” 2 Kings 6:16 “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Matthew 21:21 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. Treasury of Scripture So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. none Jump to Previous Ark Camp Carried Caused Circling City Compass Compassed Encompassing Lodged Night Once Round Spent TentsJump to Next Ark Camp Carried Caused Circling City Compass Compassed Encompassing Lodged Night Once Round Spent TentsJoshua 6 1. Jericho is shut up2. God instructs Joshua how to beseige it 12. The city is composed 17. It is accursed 20. The walls fall down 22. Rahab is saved 26. The builder of Jericho is cursed So he had the ark of the LORD The "ark of the LORD" refers to the Ark of the Covenant, a sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron's rod, and a pot of manna. In Hebrew, "ark" is "aron," meaning a chest or box. The Ark symbolized God's presence among His people and was central to Israel's worship and identity. Its presence in this military campaign underscores the belief that victory comes not by human might but by divine intervention. The Ark's involvement in the battle of Jericho highlights the necessity of faith and obedience to God's commands. circle the city going around it once And they returned to the camp and spent the night there Hebrew So he had the arkאֲרוֹן־ (’ă·rō·wn-) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 727: A chest, ark of the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel carried around וַיַּסֵּ֤ב (way·yas·sêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround the city, הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement circling הַקֵּ֖ף (haq·qêp̄) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5362: To strike, to knock together, surround, circulate it once. פַּ֣עַם (pa·‘am) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence And [the people] returned וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to the camp הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה (ham·ma·ḥă·neh) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army and spent the night there. וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ (way·yā·lî·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate Links Joshua 6:11 NIVJoshua 6:11 NLT Joshua 6:11 ESV Joshua 6:11 NASB Joshua 6:11 KJV Joshua 6:11 BibleApps.com Joshua 6:11 Biblia Paralela Joshua 6:11 Chinese Bible Joshua 6:11 French Bible Joshua 6:11 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 6:11 So he caused the ark of Yahweh (Josh. 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