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Joshua 6:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 6:17

Verse 17 of 27

Scripture focus

And the city shall be accursed, [even] it, and all that [are] therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that [are] with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Joshua 6:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 6:17

Theological / Devotional

Accursed. Heb. cherem. This noun can also be translated “a thing” or “a person devoted” either to destruction or to sacred use, and therefore excluded from common use (Lev. 27:28, 29). The noun comes from the verb charam, which means “to shut up” or “to seclude.” Jericho was to be under a ban, with none of its wealth to be devoted to personal use, and all of its living things utterly devoted to destruction. Its metals were to be consecrated to the Lord and brought into His treasury. Jericho was the first fruits of Israel’s conquest, and perhaps in this sense also, dedicated to God.

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