Joshua 6:14 (GNV)

Passage

And the second day they compassed the citie once, and returned into the host: thus they did sixe dayes.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:12 And Ioshua rose early in the morning, and the Priestes bare the Arke of the Lord:

Joshua 6:13 Also seuen Priests bare seuen trumpets of rams hornes, and went before the Arke of the Lord, and going blewe with the trumpets: and the men of armes went before them, but the gathering hoste came after the Arke of the Lord, as they went and blewe the trumpets.

Joshua 6:14 And the second day they compassed the citie once, and returned into the host: thus they did sixe dayes.

Joshua 6:15 And when the seuenth day came, they rose early, euen with the dawning of the day, and compassed the citie after ye same maner seuen times: only that day they compassed the citie seuen times.

Joshua 6:16 And when the Priests had blowen ye trumpets the seuenth time, Ioshua said vnto ye people, Shoute: for the Lord hath giuen you the citie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "second", "compassed", "citie", "once", "returned", "host", "thus", and "sixe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "second" and "compassed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Also seuen Priests bare seuen trumpets of..." into verse 15's "And when the seuenth day came they...", so "second" and "compassed" 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 "compassed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.