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Joshua 6:12
Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua and the priests act at dawn on the third day of the Jericho campaign, immediately after the first circuit and the Israelites' return to their camp.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַיִּשְׂאוּ (va/yiś’û) literally means "they lifted" or "they carried," describing the priests' physical action of taking up the ark of Yahweh.
The thread — This dawn movement parallels Joshua 3:1 and Genesis 22:3, where biblical figures rise early to initiate obedience without delay.
Why it lands — The text records a literal sequence of preparation before battle, requiring the reader to note that ritual action precedes the promised divine intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
Cross-references
- Joshua 3:1 Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
- Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- Genesis 22:3 So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.
- Deuteronomy 31:25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:
- Joshua 6:6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”
- John 6:10 “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
- John 9:6 When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
- John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”