Joshua 6:2 “And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into yo…”

Joshua 6:2

And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

World English Bible

The LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valor.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord saide vnto Ioshua, Behold, I haue giuen into thine hand Iericho and the King thereof, and the strong men of warre.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, [and] the valiant men.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, 'See, I have given into thy hand Jericho and its king — mighty ones of valour,

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“the Lord”

Joshua 5:13–15

Joshua 5:13–15 · BSB

Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”

“See, I have”

Joshua 8:1 Joshua 2:24 Joshua 2:9 Joshua 6:9–24 Nehemiah 9:24 Joshua 11:6–8

Joshua 8:1 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.

Joshua 2:24 · BSB

“The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”

Joshua 2:9 · BSB

and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.

Joshua 6:9–24 · BSB

While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.

Nehemiah 9:24 · BSB

So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.

Joshua 11:6–8 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”

“the king”

Deuteronomy 7:24 Judges 11:24

Deuteronomy 7:24 · BSB

He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

Judges 11:24 · BSB

Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

3March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.

Read Joshua 6