"Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in." … The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding. … When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city."
— Joshua 6:4-5, 13, 20 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about the shofar want Scripture on the showphar — the ram's horn that sounds at Jericho and across Israel's worship and alarm — not only wall of Jericho alone (walls falling), Mount Sinai alone (Sinai trumpet), or worship alone as a generic theme. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about the wall of Jericho, Bible verses about Mount Sinai, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about obedience, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about courage, Bible verses about the promised land, Bible verses about living God, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, Bible verses about Rahab's faith, and Bible verse of the day. Shofar here means the showphar / ram's-horn inventory — Jericho's long blast plus wider shofar speech — distinct from wall-collapse exclusives and Sinai-alone lists.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, שׁוֹפָר showphar (Strong's H7782; Bible Hub H7782) — horn / trumpet (often ram's horn). In Joshua 6 seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns before the ark; a long blast and shout bring the wall down. Elsewhere the shofar sounds for assembly, alarm, jubilee, and praise. This list tracks that showphar inventory — not wall-of-Jericho-alone twelve or Mount-Sinai-alone twelve.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 6 presses the trumpets as instruments of God's strange victory (Bible Hub MHC Joshua 6; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Joshua 6). (Wall-of-Jericho, Mount Sinai, and worship pages live elsewhere; this list centers the shofar.)
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12 Bible verses about the shofar
Joshua 6:4-5. "Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in." Rams' horns before the ark — long blast, then the wall. See Bible verses about the wall of Jericho.
Joshua 6:8-9. "When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord's covenant followed them. The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding." Seven trumpets sounding — ark in the middle. See Bible verses about obedience.
Joshua 6:13. "The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding." Trumpets kept sounding — day after day. See Bible verses about faith.
Joshua 6:16. "The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, "Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!"" Trumpet blast — shout. See Bible verses about courage.
Joshua 6:20. "When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city." At the sound of the trumpet — the wall collapsed. See Bible verses about the promised land.
Exodus 19:16. "On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled." Loud trumpet blast at Sinai. See Bible verses about Mount Sinai.
Exodus 19:19. "And the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder. Then Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him." Trumpet grew louder — God answered. See Bible verses about living God.
Leviticus 25:9. "Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land." Jubilee trumpet throughout the land. See Bible verses about hope.
Numbers 10:9. "When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies." Blast on the trumpets — remembered and rescued. See Bible verses about deliverance.
Joel 2:1. "Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand—" Blow the trumpet in Zion — alarm. See Bible verses about worship.
Psalm 81:3. "Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;" Sound the ram's horn — festival. See Bible verses about worship.
1 Thessalonians 4:16. "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first." Trumpet call of God — the Lord's coming. See Bible verses about Jesus.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need the shofar — not twelve as a grind. If you need Jericho's rams' horns, start at Joshua 6:4–5. If you need the long blast and shout, open Joshua 6:20. If you need Sinai's loud trumpet, open Exodus 19:16. For the wall that fell, open Bible verses about the wall of Jericho. For Mount Sinai as a wider theme, open Bible verses about Mount Sinai. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about the shofar?
Joshua 6:4–5 is the clear starting place for Jericho's rams' horns; Exodus 19:16 and Psalm 81:3 press Sinai and festival speech.
How do Bible verses about the shofar differ from the wall of Jericho alone?
Wall-of-Jericho pages gather the collapse. This list centers the showphar — the horn itself across Jericho, Sinai, jubilee, and praise.
What Hebrew word sits under shofar?
Showphar (H7782) — horn / trumpet (often ram's horn).
Why isn't the wall-collapse the exclusive center of this page?
Those exclusive wall leads stay on the wall-of-Jericho hub so the lists stay distinct (this page owns the showphar inventory above).
How is the shofar different from Mount Sinai alone?
Mount Sinai pages gather the mountain theophany. This list centers the horn — including Sinai's blast, but also Jericho, jubilee, Zion, and the trumpet call of God.
