Joshua 6:14 (KJV)

Passage

And the second day they compassed 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 took up the ark of the LORD.

Joshua 6:13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

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

Joshua 6:15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.

Joshua 6:16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "second", "compassed", "city", "once", "returned", "camp", and "days". 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 "And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of..." into verse 15's "And it came to pass on the...", 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.