And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
WEB
So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
YLT
And they compass the city on the second day once, and turn back to the camp; thus they have done six days.
DBT
And on the second day they went round the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.
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