Bible Strands
Joshua 6:27
So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate aftermath of the Jericho campaign, following Joshua's declaration of a curse on the city's reconstruction. The passage notes God's active presence with Joshua and the subsequent dissemination of his reputation across the surrounding territory.
The words — שָׁמְעוֹ (shame/o) literally means "his report" or "fame," while אָרֶץ (aretz) denotes "the land." The verb וַיְהִי (va/y.Hi) functions as a factual marker meaning "and it was" or "and he was," establishing the reality of divine accompaniment.
The thread — The motif of divine presence accompanies Joshua's leadership in Joshua 1:5, while the geographic spread of his reputation is tracked in Joshua 9:1 and Joshua 9:3. These references demonstrate how the report of Jericho's destruction reached the kings and peoples west of the Jordan.
Why it lands — The text presents a direct sequence: Yahweh's presence with Joshua precedes the factual spread of his name. A reader must acknowledge that the narrative attributes Joshua's regional notoriety to divine accompaniment rather than military strategy alone.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
Cross-references
- Joshua 1:5 No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Joshua 9:3 But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
- Joshua 9:1 Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—
- Matthew 18:20 For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Joshua 9:9 “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
- Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
- Acts 18:9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- 2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
- 2 Timothy 4:22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.