Joshua 6:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 6:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 6:3 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 6:3 — KJV
“And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.”
— Joshua 6:3 (KJV)
Joshua 6:3 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 6:3
“Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. with ease...: or, from Menuchah, etc over...: Heb. unto over against”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:3: men, war, round
“And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:3: city, men, war
“Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:3: city, men, war
“And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:3: compass, city, once
“But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:3: compass, city, men
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