Joshua 6:1-23

Joshua 6:1-23

[1] Now Jericho  was straitly  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,  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;  [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  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  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  [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.