Joshua 6:9
“And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets,.... Whom Jarchi, Kimchi, and Abarbinel, interpret…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The rereward came after the ark - The word מאסף measseph, from אסף asaph, to collect or gather up, may signify either…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 6:6-16
We have here an account of the cavalcade which Israel made about Jericho, the orders Joshua gave concerning it, as he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the rereward The remaining warriors were to act as a rearguard. During the march through the wilderness this duty…
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