KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.
WEB World English Bible
They burnt the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only they put the silver, the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron into the treasury of Yahweh’s house.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the city they have burnt with fire, and all that is in it; only, the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass, and of iron, they have given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah;
Surrounding context — Joshua 6
21 And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
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.
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.
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.
27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was [noised] throughout all the country.
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וְהָעִ֛ירH5892 · irexcitementשָׂרְפ֥וּH8313 · sa.raphto burnבָאֵ֖שׁH784 · eshfireוְכָל־H3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבָּ֑הּH9034 · haherרַ֣ק׀H7535 · raqexceptהַכֶּ֣סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוְהַזָּהָ֗בH2091 · za.havgoldוּכְלֵ֤יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙H5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לH1270 · bar.zelironנָתְנ֖וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאוֹצַ֥רH214 · o.tsartreasureבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Joshua 8:28And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, [even] a desolation unto this day.Revelation 17:16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.2 Kings 25:9And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great [man’s] house burnt he with fire.Deuteronomy 13:16And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.Revelation 18:8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.Joshua 6:19But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, [are] consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
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