Joshua 6:1

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:5

When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards are grown, and then return.

2 Kings 17:4

But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year; therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

2 Kings 2:4

Elijah said to him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray you, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.

Psalm 127:1

EXCEPT THE Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. [Ps. 121:1, 3, 5.]

Joshua 16:7

Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan [River].

Joshua 18:21

Now the cities of the tribe of Benjamin according to [their] families were: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,

Joshua 2:1

JOSHUA SON of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as scouts, saying, Go, view the land, especially Jericho. And they went and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab and lodged there.

Joshua 2:24

They said to Joshua, Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands; for all the inhabitants of the country are faint because of us.

Joshua 2:7

So the men pursued them to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone, the city's gate was shut.

Joshua 5:15

And the Prince of the Lord's host said to Joshua, Loose your shoes from off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy. And Joshua did so. [Exod. 3:5.]

Joshua 6:2

And the Lord said to Joshua, See, I have given Jericho, its king and mighty men of valor, into your hands.