Joshua 6:14 (DBY)

Passage

And on the second day they went round the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.

Nearby Context

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

Joshua 6:13 And the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before the ark of Jehovah went on and blew continually with the trumpets; and the armed men went before them, and the rearguard went after the ark of Jehovah; they blew with the trumpets in marching.

Joshua 6:14 And on the second day they went round the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.

Joshua 6:15 And it was so that on the seventh day they rose early, about the morning-dawn, and went round the city after the same manner seven times; only on that day they went round the city seven times.

Joshua 6:16 And it came to pass the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Jehovah has given you the city.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "second", "went", "round", "city", "once", "returned", "camp", and "days". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "second" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And the seven priests carrying the seven..." into verse 15's "And it was so that on the...", so "second" and "went" 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 "second" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.