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at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/joshua/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> At that time Joshua invoked this curse: “May the curse of the LORD fall on anyone who tries to rebuild the town of Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn son, he will lay its foundation. At the cost of his youngest son, he will set up its gates.” <a href="/esv/joshua/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, “Cursed before the LORD be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho. “At the cost of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son shall he set up its gates.” <a href="/bsb/joshua/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.” <a href="/kjv/joshua/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, “Cursed be the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates.” <a href="/nasb_/joshua/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he will set up its gates.” <a href="/nasb/joshua/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, &#8220Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/joshua/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his first-born he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.” <a href="/lsb/joshua/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Joshua made them swear an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before Yahweh is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.” <a href="/amp/joshua/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.” <a href="/csb/joshua/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> At that time Joshua imposed this curse: The man who undertakes the rebuilding of this city, Jericho, is cursed before the LORD. He will lay its foundation at the cost of his firstborn; he will finish its gates at the cost of his youngest. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> At that time Joshua imposed this curse: The man who undertakes the rebuilding of this city, Jericho, is cursed before the LORD. He will lay its foundation at the cost of his firstborn; he will set up its gates at the cost of his youngest. <a href="/asv/joshua/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. <a href="/cev/joshua/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After Jericho was destroyed, Joshua warned the people, "Someday a man will rebuild Jericho, but the LORD will put a curse on him, and the man's oldest son will die when he starts to build the town wall. And by the time he finishes the wall and puts gates in it, all his children will be dead." <a href="/erv/joshua/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his firstborn shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. <a href="/gwt/joshua/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At that time Joshua pronounced this curse: "The LORD will curse whoever comes to rebuild the city of Jericho. It will cost him his firstborn son to lay the foundation. It will cost him his youngest son to set up the city doors." <a href="/gnt/joshua/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> At this time Joshua issued a solemn warning: "Anyone who tries to rebuild the city of Jericho will be under the LORD's curse. Whoever lays the foundation will lose his oldest son; Whoever builds the gates will lose his youngest." <a href="/isv/joshua/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Joshua made everyone take the following oath at that time. He said: "Cursed in the presence of the LORD is the man who restores and rebuilds this city of Jericho! He will lay its foundation at the cost of his firstborn, and at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates." <a href="/net/joshua/6.htm">NET Bible</a> At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration: "The man who attempts to rebuild this city of Jericho will stand condemned before the LORD. He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!" <a href="/nheb/joshua/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed be the man before the LORD, who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up its gates." <a href="/wbt/joshua/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 its foundation in his first-born, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/joshua/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.” <a href="/web/joshua/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed is the man before Yahweh who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he will set up its gates.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Joshua adjures [them] at that time, saying, “Cursed [is] the man before YHWH who raises up and has built this city, [even] Jericho; he lays its foundation in his firstborn, and he sets up its doors in his youngest.” <a href="/ylt/joshua/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua adjureth them at that time, saying, 'Cursed is the man before Jehovah who raiseth up and hath built this city, even Jericho; in his first-born he doth lay its foundation, and in his youngest he doth set up its doors;' <a href="/slt/joshua/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua will swear in that time, saying, Cursed the man before Jehovah who shall rise up and build this city Jericho: in his first-born he shall lay its foundation and in his younger he shall set up its doors.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Cursed be the man before the Lord, that shall raise up and build the city of Jericho. In his firstborn may he lay the foundation thereof, and in the last of his children set up its gates. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Cursed before the Lord is the man who will raise up and rebuild the city of Jericho! With his firstborn, may he lay its foundation, and with the last of his children, may he set up its gates.” <a href="/nabre/joshua/6.htm">New American Bible</a> On that occasion Joshua imposed the oath: Cursed before the LORD be the man who attempts to rebuild this city, Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn will he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son will he set up its gates. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Joshua then pronounced this oath, saying, “Cursed before the LORD be anyone who tries to build this city—this Jericho! At the cost of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest he shall set up its gates!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Joshua swore at that time, saying, Cursed before the LORD be the man that rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; with the death of his first-born shall he build it, and with the death of his youngest son shall he set up its gates. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yeshua swore at that time and he said: “Cursed is the man before LORD JEHOVAH who shall arise and shall build this city Yerikho; on his firstborn he shall build it and on his youngest he shall raise up its gates!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: 'Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.' <a href="/sep/joshua/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Joshua adjured them on that day before the Lord, saying, Cursed be the man who shall build that city: he shall lay the foundation of it in his first-born, and he shall set up the gates of it in his youngest son. And so did Hozan of Baethel; he laid the foundation in Abiron his first-born, and set up the gates of it in his youngest surviving son. <a href="/parallel/joshua/6-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=1323" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/6.htm">The Walls of Jericho</a> …25And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day. 26<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hî (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">At that</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: bā·‘êṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">time</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: way·yaš·ba‘ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">invoked this solemn oath:</a> <a href="/hebrew/779.htm" title="779: ’ā·rūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To curse. A primitive root; to execrate.">“Cursed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">is the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">rises up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ū·ḇā·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">and rebuilds</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3405.htm" title="3405: yə·rî·ḥōw (N-proper-fs) -- Or Yrechow; or variation Yriychoh; perhaps from yareach; its month; or else from ruwach; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine.">Jericho;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060: biḇ·ḵō·rōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- First-born. From bakar; firstborn; hence, chief.">at the cost of his firstborn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: yə·yas·sə·ḏen·nāh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">he will lay its foundations;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6810.htm" title="6810: ū·ḇiṣ·‘î·rōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: Adj-msc:: 3ms) -- Little, insignificant, young. Or tsanowr; from tsa'ar; little; few; young, ignoble.">at the cost of his youngest</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: yaṣ·ṣîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">he will set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: də·lā·ṯe·hā (N-fdc:: 3fs) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">its gates.”</a> 27So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">1 Kings 16:34</a> In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun. <a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24</a> Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food. <a href="/1_samuel/14-28.htm">1 Samuel 14:28</a> Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.” <a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">1 Samuel 14:39</a> As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word. <a href="/1_samuel/14-44.htm">1 Samuel 14:44</a> And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!” <a href="/1_samuel/26-19.htm">1 Samuel 26:19</a> Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’ <a href="/2_samuel/3-29.htm">2 Samuel 3:29</a> May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.” <a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1</a> During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” <a href="/2_samuel/21-2.htm">2 Samuel 21:2</a> At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.) <a href="/2_samuel/21-5.htm">2 Samuel 21:5</a> And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel, <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">2 Samuel 21:6</a> let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king. <a href="/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9</a> And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/2_samuel/21-14.htm">2 Samuel 21:14</a> And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land. <a href="/1_kings/2-33.htm">1 Kings 2:33</a> Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” <a href="/1_kings/2-34.htm">1 Kings 2:34</a> So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that rises up and builds 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.<a href="/numbers/5-19.htm">Numbers 5:19-21</a> And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: … <a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24</a> And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.<a href="/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16</a> And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?Cursed<a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">1 Kings 16:34</a> In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.<a href="/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4</a> Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/8-4.htm">Adjured</a> <a href="/numbers/23-14.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">Builds</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-4.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/joshua/6-24.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/6-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/joshua/6-18.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-27.htm">Loss</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/joshua/6-12.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/joshua/6-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joshua/6-16.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/44-26.htm">Youngest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">Adjured</a> <a href="/judges/1-26.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/job/27-18.htm">Builds</a> <a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/joshua/7-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/joshua/7-15.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/joshua/7-2.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/joshua/6-27.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/judges/18-25.htm">Loss</a> <a href="/joshua/9-15.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/joshua/7-14.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joshua/8-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Youngest</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 6</div>1. <a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Jericho is shut up</a> 2. <a href="/joshua/6-2.htm">God instructs Joshua how to beseige it</a> 12. <a href="/joshua/6-12.htm">The city is composed</a> 17. <a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">It is accursed</a> 20. <a href="/joshua/6-20.htm">The walls fall down</a> 22. <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Rahab is saved</a> 26. <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">The builder of Jericho is cursed</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: This phrase indicates a specific moment following the fall of Jericho, a significant event in Israel's conquest of Canaan. Joshua, as the leader of Israel, speaks with authority, invoking a curse that carries divine weight. The use of a solemn oath underscores the seriousness and irrevocability of the pronouncement, reflecting the ancient Near Eastern practice of binding oaths and curses.Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; The curse is pronounced "before the LORD," indicating that it is not merely Joshua's words but carries divine authority. Jericho, the first city conquered in the Promised Land, was to remain a testament to God's power and judgment. The curse serves as a warning against defying God's will and attempting to restore what He has destroyed. This reflects the biblical theme of divine judgment and the consequences of disobedience.at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; This part of the curse specifies a severe consequence for rebuilding Jericho: the loss of the rebuilder's firstborn son. In ancient cultures, the firstborn held significant importance, often representing the family's future and legacy. The loss of a firstborn would be a devastating personal and familial tragedy, emphasizing the gravity of defying God's command.at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates. The curse extends to the rebuilder's youngest child, indicating a complete and total loss within the family. This mirrors the comprehensive destruction of Jericho itself and serves as a deterrent against any attempt to restore the city. The mention of both the firstborn and the youngest underscores the totality of the curse, affecting the entire lineage of the transgressor. This curse was fulfilled in <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">1 Kings 16:34</a> when Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho, losing his firstborn and youngest sons, demonstrating the enduring nature of God's word and the fulfillment of prophecy. This event serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience and the importance of adhering to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of the Israelites after Moses, who led the conquest of Canaan. He pronounced the curse on anyone who would rebuild Jericho. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a> A significant Canaanite city that was the first to be conquered by the Israelites as they entered the Promised Land. Its destruction was a pivotal event in Israel's history. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_curse.htm">The Curse</a> A solemn oath pronounced by Joshua, invoking divine judgment on anyone who would rebuild Jericho, indicating the seriousness of God's command and the consequences of disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_god's_commands.htm">The Seriousness of God's Commands</a> Joshua's curse on Jericho underscores the importance of taking God's commands seriously. Disobedience can have severe consequences, as seen in the fulfillment of the curse. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a> Joshua's pronouncement was not just a human declaration but carried divine authority. Our words, especially those spoken in faith and alignment with God's will, have power. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> The fall of Jericho was a result of faith and obedience to God's instructions. Similarly, our victories in life come through trusting and obeying God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_defiance.htm">The Consequences of Defiance</a> Hiel's experience in <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">1 Kings 16:34</a> serves as a warning about the cost of defying God's word. It reminds us to consider the long-term consequences of our actions. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_word.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Word</a> The fulfillment of Joshua's curse centuries later shows that God's word is enduring and reliable. We can trust in His promises and warnings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 6</a> <a href="/q/why_is_jericho_mentioned_in_joshua_16_1.htm">How can Jericho be mentioned again (Joshua 16:1) if Joshua 6 supposedly left the city in total ruins? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_jericho's_fall_differ_in_joshua_6.htm">Why does the destruction narrative of Jericho differ from other historical records about the city's downfall (Joshua 6)?</a> <a href="/q/did_rebuilding_jericho_curse_hiel's_kids.htm">(1 Kings 16:34) What evidence is there that rebuilding Jericho specifically caused the curse on Hiel’s children, or is this event merely symbolic legend?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_the_curse_of_jericho.htm">What was the Curse of Jericho?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Cursed be the man . . . that . . . buildeth this city Jericho.--As the marginal reference indicates, the curse of Joshua was not incurred until Hiel the Bethelite built the city, in the reign of Ahab. But the "city of palm-trees" is (somewhat doubtfully) identified with Jericho, and this was occupied by the Moabites under Eglon, not very long after the time of Joshua (<a href="/judges/3-13.htm" title="And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.">Judges 3:13</a>, &c.), and seems to have been Eglon's residence, where he was slain by Ehud.The curse, fulfilled upon Hiel and his family, appears to have been finally removed by the intercession of Elisha (<a href="/context/2_kings/2-18.htm" title="And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?">2Kings 2:18-22</a>), at the request of the inhabitants.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - And Joshua adjured them. Caused them to swear, i.e., bound them by an oath, as the Hiphil implies here. This was the strict meaning of "adjure" at the time our version was made (cf. <a href="/matthew/26-63.htm">Matthew 26:63</a>). But it had also the less definite meaning which it now has, of solemnly warning a person to do something or to leave it undone (see <a href="/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16</a>; <a href="/mark/5-7.htm">Mark 5:7</a>; <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Acts 19:13</a>). The object of this solemn adjuration (see above) was to preserve Jericho as a spot devoted to God for ever; and for this reason a curse was pronounced upon any one who should attempt to found a city upon the devoted spot (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-16.htm">Deuteronomy 13:16</a>, "It shall not be rebuilt.") This curse actually fell on the reckless Hiel (<a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">1 Kings 16:34</a>; cf. Josephus, 'Antiq.,' V. 1:8), and he saw the laying of its foundations marked by the death of his eldest son, while the death of his youngest followed its completion. It does not seem that it was forbidden to build habitations on the spot, far Jericho is frequently mentioned in the New Testament, and the house of Zacchaeus (<a href="/luke/19-5.htm">Luke 19:5</a>) was there. What seems to have been forbidden was the erection of a fortified city there (see Hengstenberg, 'Geschichte des Reiches Gottes,' p. 214). The mention of Jericho in ch. 18:21 does not imply that it was an inhabited city, but simply that the site of Jericho fell within the border of the tribe of Benjamin. For Jerusalem is also mentioned, and we know that it did not become theirs until the time of David. Whether the "city of palm trees" (<a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Judges 3:13</a>) is Jericho, may be questioned. But in <a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5</a> and in <a href="/2_kings/2-5.htm">2 Kings 2:5</a> express mention is made of Jericho, the last time as the site of the school of the prophets. Some commentators have endeavoured to restrict the sense of the word בָנָה used here to the building of fortifications. But this is unduly to restrict its meaning, for it is constantly used also of houses and altars (see <a href="/genesis/2-22.htm">Genesis 2:22</a>; <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Genesis 8:20</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a>). But the mention of gates clearly implies a fortified city. Commentators cite as parallel instances the curse of Agamemnon on Troy, of Croesus on Sidene (so Grotius from Strabo, lib. 13 de Ilio), and of Scipio upon Carthage, and it is observed that when Augustus rebuilt Carthage he carefully avoided the old site. In his first born. בְּ is often used of the price paid for a thing, as in <a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Genesis 29:18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Isaiah 7:23</a>. And in his youngest son. The commentators have remarked on the rhythmical parallelism here, and Keil and others have supposed the passage to be an extract from an old Hebrew songbook, such as that of Jasher (<a href="/joshua/10-13.htm">Joshua 10:13</a>). But this parallelism is not only a characteristic of poetry, but of all solemn and impassioned utterances in the language. (See, for instance, <a href="/2_samuel/18-32.htm">2 Samuel 18:32</a>; <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">1 Kings 17:14</a>; <a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a>). Masius, Munsterus, and others interpret the passage that the eldest son died when the foundation was laid; all the rest, but the youngest, in the interim; the youngest when the gates were set up. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/6-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>At that הַהִ֖יא (ha·hî) Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are time בָּעֵ֥ת (bā·‘êṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> Time, now, when Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites invoked this solemn oath: וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע (way·yaš·ba‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear “Cursed אָר֨וּר (’ā·rūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_779.htm">Strong's 779: </a> To execrate before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is the man הָאִ֜ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that rises up יָקוּם֙ (yā·qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand and rebuilds וּבָנָ֞ה (ū·ḇā·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build this הַזֹּאת֙ (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city, הָעִ֤יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement Jericho; יְרִיח֔וֹ (yə·rî·ḥōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3405.htm">Strong's 3405: </a> Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua at the cost of his firstborn בִּבְכֹר֣וֹ (biḇ·ḵō·rōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> Firstborn, chief he will lay its foundations; יְיַסְּדֶ֔נָּה (yə·yas·sə·ḏen·nāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult at the cost of his youngest וּבִצְעִיר֖וֹ (ū·ḇiṣ·‘î·rōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6810.htm">Strong's 6810: </a> Little, insignificant, young he will set up יַצִּ֥יב (yaṣ·ṣîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> To take one's stand, stand its gates.? דְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃ (də·lā·ṯe·hā) Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> Something swinging, the valve of a, door <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">OT History: Joshua 6:26 Joshua commanded them with an oath at (Josh. 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