Joshua 6:1

¶ Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

Now Jericho {H3405} was straitly {H5462} shut up {H5462} because {H6440} of the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}: none went out {H3318}, and none came in {H935}.

Yericho had completely barricaded its gates against the people of Isra'el - no one left, and no one entered.

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

Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Joshua 2:9

    And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

  • Joshua 2:14

    And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • Joshua 2:24

    And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

  • Psalms 127:1

    ¶ A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.

  • Joshua 2:7

    And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

  • 2 Kings 17:4

    And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

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