Joshua 6:12 (ASV)

Passage

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:10 And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

Joshua 6:11 So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

Joshua 6:12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.

Joshua 6:13 And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams` horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah, [the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went.

Joshua 6:14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "rose", "early", "morning", "priests", "took", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joshua" and "rose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "So he caused the ark of Jehovah..." into verse 13's "And the seven priests bearing the seven...", so "joshua" and "rose" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "joshua" and "rose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.