Joshua 6:15 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Joshua 6:17 And the city shall be accursed, it and all that is in it, to Jehovah; only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seventh", "rose", "early", "morning-dawn", "went", "round", "city", and "after". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seventh" and "rose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And on the second day they went..." into verse 16's "And it came to pass the seventh...", so "seventh" 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 "seventh" and "rose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.