Commentary on Joshua - Keil & Delitzsch - David Cox

Keil and Delitzsch <strong>Commentary</strong> on the Old Testament
jubilee trumpets before the ark, which implies that the ark itself was to be carried
round the city in solemn procession. But on the seventh day they were to march
round the town seven times, and the priests to blow the trumpets; and when there was
a blast with the jubilee horn, and the people on hearing the sound of the trumpet
raised a great cry, the wall of the town should fall down "under itself." The "jubilee
trumpets" ( Eng. Ver. "trumpets of rams' horns") are the same as the "jubilee horn" (
Eng. Ver. "rams' horn") in v. 5, for which the abbreviated form shophar (trumpet, v.
5; cf. Ex 19:16) or jobel (jubilee: Ex 19:13) is used. They were not the silver trumpets
of the priests (Num 10:1ff.), but large horns, or instruments in the shape of a horn,
which gave a loud far-sounding tone (see at Lev 23:24; 25:11). For bs' taaqa`
(OT:8628), blow the trumpet ( lit. strike the trumpet), in v. 4, baqeren (OT:7161)
maashakª (OT:4900), draw with the horn, i.e., blow the horn with long-drawn notes,
is used in v. 5 (see at Ex 19:13). The people were then to go up, i.e., press into the
town over the fallen wall; "every one straight before him," i.e., every one was to go
straight into the town without looking round at his neighbour either on the right hand
or on the left (vid., v.
20).
Joshua 6:6-27
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark
of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the
ark of the LORD.
Taking of Jericho. - In the account of this we have first of all a brief statement of the
announcement of the divine
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