Joshua 6:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ The city of Jericho was closed. The people in the city were afraid because the people of Israel were near. No one went in the city and no one came out of the city.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW JERICHO [a fenced town with high walls] was tightly closed because of the Israelites; no one went out or came in.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

Common English Bible

¹ Now Jericho was closed up tightly because of the Israelites. No one went out or came in.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now Jericho was closed as well as fortified, out of fear of the sons of Israel, and no one dared to depart or to enter.

Joshua 6:1 Cross References

Joshua 2:24

They said to Joshua, “The Lord really has given us all of the land. All of the people in that country are afraid of us.”

Psalm 127:1

If it is not the Lord that builds a house,\par the builder is wasting his time.\par If it is not the Lord that watches over a city,\par the guards are wasting their time.\par

Joshua 2:7

So the king’s men went out of the city, and the people closed the city gates. The king’s men went to look for the two men from Israel. They went to the Jordan River and looked at all the places where people cross the river.

2 Kings 17:4

Later, Hoshea sent messengers to the king of Egypt {to ask for help}. That king’s name was So. That year, Hoshea did not pay tribute [199] to the king of Assyria like he did every other year. The king of Assyria learned that Hoshea had made plans against him. So the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in jail.

Joshua 5:15

The commander of the Lord’s army answered, “Take off your shoes. The place where you are standing now is holy.” So Joshua obeyed him.

Joshua 6:2

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Look, I will let you defeat the city of Jericho. You will defeat the king and all the fighting men in the city.

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun and all the people were camped at Acacia. [1] Joshua sent out two spies. No one knew that Joshua sent out these men. Joshua said to the men, “Go and look at the land, especially the city of Jericho.”

Joshua 18:21

Each family got its land. These are their cities: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

2 Samuel 10:5

When the people told David, he sent {messengers} to meet his officers. He did this because these men were very ashamed. King David said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards grow again. Then come back {to Jerusalem}.”

2 Kings 2:4

Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, because the Lord told me to go to Jericho.”