By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.
Parallel translations
- KJV By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
- BSB By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
- NKJV By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.
- NASB By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after the Israelites had marched around them for seven days.
- NLT It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down.
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Cross-references · 2
- Josh 6:3–20All of your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days.
- 2 Cor 10:4–5for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
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