1Now
Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out,
and none came in. 2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine
hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall
compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus
shalt thou do six days. 4 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. 5 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.
6 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. 7 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. 8 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. 9 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. 10 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. 11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the
city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the
LORD. 13 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. 14 And the second day they compassed
the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15 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. 16 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.
17 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. 18 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. 19 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. 20 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. 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.