Joshua 6:26 (KJV)

Passage

And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

Joshua 6:25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

Joshua 6:26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

Joshua 6:27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "adjured", "time", "saying", "cursed", "before", "lord", and "riseth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joshua" and "adjured", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive..." into verse 27's "So the LORD was with Joshua and...", so "joshua" and "adjured" 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 "joshua" and "adjured" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.