Joshua 6:15 (DRB)

Passage

But the seventh day, rising up early, they went about the city, as it was ordered, seven times.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:13 And seven of them seven trumpets, which are used in the jubilee: and they went before the ark of the Lord, walking and sounding the trumpets: and the armed men went before them, and the rest of the common people followed the ark, and they blew the trumpets.

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

Joshua 6:15 But the seventh day, rising up early, they went about the city, as it was ordered, seven times.

Joshua 6:16 And when in the seventh going about the priests sounded with the trumpets, Joshua said to all Israel: Shout: for the Lord hath delivered the city to you:

Joshua 6:17 And let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it, to the Lord. Let only Rahab, the harlot, live, with all that are with her in the house: for she hid the messengers whom we sent.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seventh", "rising", "early", "went", "city", "ordered", and "times". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seventh" and "rising", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And they went round about the city..." into verse 16's "And when in the seventh going about...", so "seventh" and "rising" 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 "rising" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.