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New King James Version

Joshua 6:12

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ark;   Rising;   Trumpet;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Delayed Blessings;   Home;   Miracles;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ark of the Covenant;   Holy Land;   Miracles Wrought through Servants of God;   Priests;   Sieges;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Miracle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Zechariah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Jericho;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Horns;   Miracles;   Rams' Horns;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jericho;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ark;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Palestine (Recent Exploration, I.e. as of 1915);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ark of the covenant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Joshua, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joshua got up early the next morning. The priests took the ark of the Lord,
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua rose early in the morning, and the Kohanim took up the ark of the LORD.
King James Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
Then Joshua got up early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.
English Standard Version
Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord .
New Century Version
Early the next morning Joshua got up, and the priests carried the Ark of the Lord again.
New English Translation
Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the Lord .
Amplified Bible
Then Joshua got up early in the morning [on the second day], and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
Now Joshua got up early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ioshua rose early in the morning, and the Priestes bare the Arke of the Lord:
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
Early the next morning, Joshua and everyone else started marching around Jericho in the same order as the day before. One group of soldiers was in front, followed by the seven priests with trumpets and the priests who carried the chest. The rest of the army came next. The seven priests blew their trumpets while everyone marched slowly around Jericho and back to camp. They did this once a day for six days.
Complete Jewish Bible
The next morning Y'hoshua got up early, and the cohanim took up the ark of Adonai .
Darby Translation
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Early the next morning Joshua got up, and the priests carried the Lord 's Holy Box again.
George Lamsa Translation
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
Good News Translation
Joshua got up early the next morning, and for the second time the priests and soldiers marched around the city in the same order as the day before: first, the advance guard; next, the seven priests blowing the seven trumpets; then, the priests carrying the Lord 's Covenant Box; and finally, the rear guard. All this time the trumpets were sounding.
Literal Translation
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests bore the ark of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for Iosua vsed to ryse vp early in the mornynge. And the prestes bare the Arke of the LORDE:
American Standard Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And early in the morning Joshua got up, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iosuah rose early in the mornyng, and the priestes toke vp the arke of the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioshua rose earely in the morning, and the Priests tooke vp the Arke of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And on the second day Joshua rose up in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
English Revised Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor while Josue roos bi nyyt, preestis tooken the arke of the Lord;
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and the priests bear the ark of Jehovah,
Update Bible Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
World English Bible
Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.
New Living Translation
Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests again carried the Ark of the Lord .
New Life Bible
Joshua got up early in the morning. And the religious leaders took up the special box of the agreement.
New Revised Standard
Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Joshua rose early in the morning, - and the priests bare the ark of Yahweh;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josue rising before day, the priests took the ark of the Lord,
Revised Standard Version
Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

6 Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD." 7 And he said to the people, "Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the LORD." 8 So it was, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the LORD advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. 9 The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets. 10 Now Joshua had commanded the people, saying, "You shall not shout or make any noise with your voice, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, "Shout!' Then you shall shout." 11 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. 12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. 13 Then 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 rear guard came after the ark of the LORD, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets. 14 And the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. So they did six days. 15 But it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early, about the dawning of the day, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day only they marched around the city seven times.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joshua rose: Joshua 3:1, Genesis 22:3

the priests: Joshua 6:6-8, Deuteronomy 31:25, John 2:5-8, John 6:10, John 6:11, John 9:6, John 9:7, Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 11:8

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 31:9 - which bare Joshua 8:10 - rose up Judges 7:1 - rose up Judges 20:19 - rose up 2 Chronicles 29:20 - rose

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
Genesis 6:3
And the Lord said, "My Spirit shall not strive [fn] with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
Genesis 6:4
There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 6:5
Then the Lord [fn] saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 6:13
Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20">[xr] And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Genesis 6:14
Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.
Genesis 6:15
And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.
Genesis 6:16
You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua rose early in the morning,.... Of the second day; to take care of, direct, and prepare everything for another procession on that day; so active and diligent was he to do the will and work of God, exactly and punctually:

and the priests took up the ark of the Lord; and carried it about as they had done the day before.


 
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