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Joshua 6:27

in Joshua 6

So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

So Jehovah was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.

KJV

So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

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This verse in Joshua 6

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The word of the Lord was with him - (So the Chaldee:) Even Christ himself, the same that was with Moses. Nothing makes a man appear more truly great, than to have the evidences of God's presence with him.

This site's exposition

Joshua adjured them at that

on Joshua 6:26-27

The curse names a price in sons rather than a general warning, the firstborn at the foundation and the youngest at the gates. 1 Kings 16:34 discharges it by name in the days of Ahab, where Hiel the Bethelite builds Jericho, lays the foundation in Abiram his firstborn and sets up the gates in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. People live at the site long before that, at Judges 3:13 and 2 Samuel 10:5, so what the curse holds is the walling and gating of it. The chapter closes on the promise of 1:5 and 1:9 kept, the Lord was with Joshua.

The words behind it

8 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיְהִ֥יand he was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • יְהוָ֖הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֶת־with

    ʾet-H854 →929 times

  • יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַJoshua

    yehoshua'H3091 →218 times

  • וַיְהִ֥יand it was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • שָׁמְע֖וֹ[the] report of him

    shameoH8089 →

  • בְּכָל־in all

    bekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.18 works1 Samuel 18:14and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.9 worksJoshua 9:3But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,7 worksJoshua 9:1Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—5 worksMatthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”5 worksMatthew 18:20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”5 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Chronicles 14:17And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.5 worksMatthew 14:1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus4 works2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.4 works2 Timothy 4:22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.4 worksJoshua 9:9“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,4 worksActs 18:9–10One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.4 worksMatthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.3 worksGenesis 39:21the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.3 worksDeuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”3 worksGenesis 39:2–3And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.3 worksJoshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”3 works1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.3 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Joshua 1:5

    No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 28:20

      and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Romans 8:31

      What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

    • Deuteronomy 31:6–8

      Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”

  • Through

    Matthew 18:20

    For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

    it leads to

    • 1 Corinthians 5:4

      When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,

    • Revelation 21:3

      And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…

  • Through

    Matthew 28:20

    and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 41:10

      Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…

    • Joshua 1:5

      No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

    • Acts 18:9–10

      One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

Where this verse is studied

About Joshua

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joshua: the study guide →Read Joshua 6 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth.

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