Joshua 6:1

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Now Jericho was shut up inside and out because of the Israelites; no one came out, and no one went in.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:5

When David was told, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.”

2 Kings 17:4

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

2 Kings 2:4

Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho.

Psalm 127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.

Joshua 16:7

then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan.

Joshua 18:21

Now the towns of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,

Joshua 2:1

Then Joshua son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and spent the night there.

Joshua 2:24

They said to Joshua, “Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands; moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt in fear before us.”

Joshua 2:7

So the men pursued them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.

Joshua 5:15

The commander of the army of the Lord said to Joshua, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Joshua 6:2

The Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have handed Jericho over to you, along with its king and soldiers.