Now Jericho was tightly
shut
because
of the sons
of Israel
; no
one
went
out and no
one
came
in.
The LORD said
to Joshua
, "See
, I have given
Jericho
into your hand
, with aits king
and the valiant
warriors
.
"You shall march around
the city
, all
the men
of war
circling
the city
once
. You shall do
so
for six
days
.
"Also seven priests
shall carry
seven
atrumpets
of rams'
horns
before
the ark
; then on the seventh
day
you shall march
around
the city
seven
times
, and the priests
shall blow
the trumpets
.
"It shall be that when they make a long
blast
with the ram's
horn
, and when you hear
the sound
of the trumpet
, all
the people
shall shout
with a great
shout
; and the wall
of the city
will fall
down
1flat
, and the people
will go
up every
man
2straight
ahead
."
So Joshua the son
of Nun
called
the priests
and said
to them, "Take
up the ark
of the covenant
, and let seven
priests
carry
seven
trumpets
of rams'
horns
before
the ark
of the LORD
."
Then 1he said to the people
, "Go
forward
, and march
around
the city
, and let the armed
men go
on before
the ark
of the LORD
."
And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken
to the people
, the seven
priests
carrying
the seven
trumpets
of rams'
horns
before
the LORD
went
forward
and blew
the trumpets
; and the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
followed
them.
The armed men went
before
the priests
who blew
the trumpets
, and athe rear
guard
came
after
the ark
, while they continued
to blow
the trumpets
.
But Joshua commanded
the people
, saying
, "You shall not shout
nor
let your voice
be heard
nor
let a word
proceed
out of your mouth
, until
the day
I tell
you, `Shout
!' Then you shall shout
!"
So he had the ark of the LORD
1taken
around
the city
, circling
it once
; then they came
into the camp
and spent
the night
in the camp
.
Now Joshua rose
early
in the morning
, and the priests
took
up the ark
of the LORD
.
aThe seven priests
carrying
the seven
trumpets
of rams'
horns
before
the ark
of the LORD
went
on continually
, and blew
the trumpets
; and the armed
men went
before
them and bthe rear
guard
came
after
the ark
of the LORD
, while they continued
to blow
the trumpets
.
Thus the second day
they marched
around
the city
once
and returned
to the camp
; they did
so
for six
days
.
Then on the seventh day
they rose
early
at the dawning
of the day
and marched
around
the city
in the same
manner
seven
times
; only
on that day
they marched
around
the city
seven
times
.
At the seventh time
, when the priests
blew
the trumpets
, Joshua
said
to the people
, " aShout
! For the LORD
has given
you the city
.
"The city shall be aunder
the ban
, it and all
that is in it belongs to the LORD
; only
Rahab
the harlot
1and all
who
are with her in the house
shall live
, because
she hid
the messengers
whom
we sent
.
"But as for you, only keep
yourselves from the things
under
the ban
, so
that you do not 1covet
them and atake
some
of the things
under
the ban
, and make
the camp
of Israel
accursed
and bring
trouble
on it.
" aBut all the silver
and gold
and articles
of bronze
and iron
are holy
to the LORD
; they shall go
into the treasury
of the LORD
."
So the people shouted
, and 1priests blew
the trumpets
; and when the people
heard
the sound
of the trumpet
, the people
shouted
with a great
shout
and the awall
fell
down
2flat
, so that the people
went
up into the city
, every
man
straight
3ahead
, and they took
the city
.
aThey 1utterly destroyed
everything
in the city
, both
man
and woman
, young
and old
, and ox
and sheep
and donkey
, with the edge
of the sword
.
Joshua said
to the two
men
who had spied
out the land
, " aGo
into the harlot's
house
and bring
the woman
and all
she has out of there
, as you have sworn
to her."
So the young men
who were spies
went
in and abrought
out Rahab
and her father
and her mother
and her brothers
and all
she had; they also brought
out all
her relatives
and placed
them outside
the camp
of Israel
.
aThey burned the city
with fire
, and all
that was in it. Only
the silver
and gold
, and articles
of bronze
and iron
, they put
into the treasury
of the 1house
of the LORD
.
However, aRahab the harlot
and her father's
household
and all
she had, Joshua
1spared
; and she has lived
in the midst
of Israel
to this
day
, for bshe hid
the messengers
whom
Joshua
sent
to spy
out Jericho
.
Then Joshua made them take
an oath
at that time
, saying
, " aCursed
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
."
So athe LORD was with Joshua
, and his bfame
was in all
the land
.