Joshua 6:1

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Jericho was bolted and barred shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one could enter or leave.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:5

After David was told ⌞what had happened⌟, he sent ⌞someone⌟ to meet them because they were deeply humiliated. The king said to them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return ⌞to Jerusalem⌟.”

2 Kings 17:4

The king of Assyria found Hoshea to be a traitor. (Hoshea had sent messengers to King Dais of Egypt and had stopped making annual payments to the king of Assyria.) So the king of Assyria arrested him and put him in prison.

2 Kings 2:4

Elijah said, “Elisha, please stay here because the Lord is sending me to Jericho.” Elisha answered, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not abandon you.” So they went to Jericho.

Psalm 127:1

If the Lord does not build the house, it is useless for the builders to work on it. If the Lord does not protect a city, it is useless for the guard to stay alert.

Joshua 16:7

From Janoah it descends to Ataroth and Naarah, touches Jericho, and ends at the Jordan River.

Joshua 18:21

These are the 12 cities with their villages that belong to the tribe of Benjamin for its families: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

Joshua 2:1

From Shittim Joshua, son of Nun, secretly sent out two men as spies. He told them, “Go, look at that country, especially the city of Jericho.” So they went to Jericho and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab to spend the night there.

Joshua 2:24

They told Joshua, “The Lord has given us the whole country. The people who live there are deathly afraid of us.”

Joshua 2:7

The king’s men pursued them on the road leading to a shallow place to cross the Jordan River. As soon as the king’s men had left, the gate was closed.

Joshua 5:15

The commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals because this place where you are standing is holy.” So Joshua did as he was told.

Joshua 6:2

The Lord said to Joshua, “I am about to hand Jericho, its king, and its warriors over to you.