So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSo he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.
And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp.
And the ark of Jehovah went round the city, encompassing [it] once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period