Now Jericho was straitly
shut up
because
of the children
of Israel
: none went out
, and none came in
.
And the LORD said
unto Joshua
, See
, I have given
into thine hand
Jericho
, and the king
thereof, and the mighty men
of valour
.
And ye shall compass the city
, all ye men
of war
, and go round about
the city
once
. Thus shalt thou do
six
days
.
And seven priests
shall bear
before
the ark
seven
trumpets
of rams' horns
: and the seventh
day
ye shall compass
the city
seven
times
, and the priests
shall blow
with the trumpets
.
And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's
horn
, and when ye hear
the sound
of the trumpet
, all the people
shall shout
with a great
shout
; and the wall
of the city
shall fall down
flat
, and the people
shall ascend up
every man
straight before him.
And Joshua the son
of Nun
called
the priests
, and said
unto them, Take up
the ark
of the covenant
, and let seven
priests
bear
seven
trumpets
of rams' horns
before
the ark
of the LORD
.
And he said unto the people
, Pass on
, and compass
the city
, and let him that is armed
pass on
before
the ark
of the LORD
.
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken
unto the people
, that the seven
priests
bearing
the seven
trumpets
of rams' horns
passed on
before
the LORD
, and blew
with the trumpets
: and the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
followed
them
.
And the armed men went
before
the priests
that blew
with the trumpets
, and the rereward
came
after
the ark
, the priests going on
, and blowing
with the trumpets
.
And Joshua had commanded
the people
, saying
, Ye shall not shout
, nor make any noise
with your voice
, neither shall any word
proceed
out of your mouth
, until the day
I bid
you shout
; then shall ye shout
.
So the ark of the LORD
compassed
the city
, going about
it once
: and they came
into the camp
, and lodged
in the camp
.
And Joshua rose early
in the morning
, and the priests
took up
the ark
of the LORD
.
And seven priests
bearing
seven
trumpets
of rams' horns
before
the ark
of the LORD
went on
continually
, and blew
with the trumpets
: and the armed men
went
before
them; but the rereward
came
after
the ark
of the LORD
, the priests going on
, and blowing
with the trumpets
.
And the second day
they compassed
the city
once
, and returned
into the camp
: so they did
six
days
.
And it came to pass on the seventh day
, that they rose early
about the dawning
of the day
, and compassed
the city
after the same manner
seven
times
: only on that day
they compassed
the city
seven
times
.
And it came to pass at the seventh time
, when the priests
blew
with the trumpets
, Joshua
said
unto the people
, Shout
; for the LORD
hath given
you the city
.
And the city shall be accursed
, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD
: only Rahab
the harlot
shall live
, she and all that are with her in the house
, because she hid
the messengers
that we sent
.
And ye, in any wise keep
yourselves from the accursed thing
, lest ye make yourselves accursed
, when ye take
of the accursed thing
, and make
the camp
of Israel
a curse
, and trouble
it.
But 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
.
So the people shouted
when the priests blew
with the trumpets
: and it came to pass, when the people
heard
the sound
of the trumpet
, and the people
shouted
with a great
shout
, that the wall
fell down flat
, so that the people
went up
into the city
, every man
straight before him, and they took
the city
.
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
.
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.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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.
So the LORD was with Joshua
; and his fame
was noised throughout all the country
.