1. Joshua 6:19 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What was the treasury of the LORD?

Joshua 6:19 (ESV)

19 But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are holy to the LORD; they shall go into the treasury of the LORD.”

The treasury of the Lord may be a reference to the tabernacle ( 1 Kings 7:51; 1 Samuel 1:7).1 The valuables of the people of Jericho were not to be taken by Israelites for themselves, but they were to be kept in the tabernacle. The spoils of war belonged to the Lord because the Lord was giving the city into their hands.