Chapter 6

Now Jericho was straitly⁶ shut up³⁰ because of the children of Israel: none went out,⁶ and none came in.⁶

And the LORD said⁴ unto Joshua, See,³ I have given¹ into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, [and] the mighty men of valour.

And ye shall compass¹ the city, all [ye] men of war, [and] go round about⁵³ the city once. ²⁵⁹ Thus shalt thou do⁴ six days.

And seven priests shall bear⁴ before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass⁴ the city seven times, and the priests shall blow⁴ with the trumpets.

And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long² [blast] with the ram's horn, [and] when ye hear² the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout⁵⁵ with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down¹ flat, and the people shall ascend up¹ every man straight before him.

And Joshua the son of Nun called⁴ the priests, and said⁴ unto them, Take up³ the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear⁴ seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD.

And he said⁴ unto the people, Pass on,³ and compass³ the city, and let him that is armed⁷ pass on⁴ before the ark of the LORD.

And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken² unto the people, that the seven priests bearing⁶ the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on¹ before the LORD, and blew¹ with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed⁶ them.

And the armed⁷ men went⁶ before the priests that blew^{6 8628 1} with the trumpets, and the rereward¹⁸ came⁶ after the ark, [the priests] going on,² and blowing² with the trumpets.

And Joshua had commanded¹⁴ the people, saying,² Ye shall not shout,⁵⁵ nor make any noise⁵⁵ with your voice, neither shall [any] word proceed⁴ out of your mouth, until the day I bid² you shout;⁵⁴ then shall ye shout.⁵²

So the ark of the LORD compassed⁵⁵ the city, going about⁵³ [it] once: ²⁵⁹ and they came⁴ into the camp, and lodged⁴ in the camp.

And Joshua rose early⁵⁵ in the morning, and the priests took up⁴ the ark of the LORD.

And seven priests bearing⁶ seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on⁶ continually,² and blew¹ with the trumpets: and the armed⁷ men went⁶ before them; but the rereward¹⁸ came⁶ after the ark of the LORD, [the priests] going on,² and blowing² with the trumpets.

And the second day they compassed⁴ the city once, ²⁵⁹ and returned⁴ into the camp: so they did¹ six days.

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early⁵⁵ about the dawning² of the day, and compassed⁴ the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed¹ the city seven times.

And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew¹ with the trumpets, Joshua said⁴ unto the people, Shout;⁵⁴ for the LORD hath given¹ you the city.

And the city shall be accursed, [even] it, and all that [are] therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot⁶ shall live,⁴ she and all that [are] with her in the house, because she hid⁵² the messengers that we sent.¹

And ye, in any wise keep³ [yourselves] from the accursed thing, lest ye make [yourselves] accursed,⁵⁵ when ye take¹ of the accursed thing, and make¹ the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble¹ it.

But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, [are] consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come⁴ into the treasury of the LORD.

So the people shouted⁵⁵ when [the priests] blew⁴ with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard² the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted⁵⁵ with a great shout, that the wall fell down⁴ flat, so that the people went up⁴ into the city, every man straight before him, and they took⁴ the city.

And they utterly destroyed⁵⁵ 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 said¹ unto the two men that had spied out¹⁸ the country, Go³ into the harlot's ^{2181 6} house, and bring out⁵⁴ thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware⁸ unto her.

And the young men that were spies¹⁸ went in,⁴ and brought out⁵⁵ Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out⁵² all her kindred, and left⁵⁵ them without the camp of Israel.

And they burnt¹ the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put¹ into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot⁶ alive,⁵² and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth⁴ in Israel [even] unto this day; because she hid⁵² the messengers, which Joshua sent¹ to spy out¹⁵ Jericho.

And Joshua adjured⁵⁵ [them] at that time, saying,² Cursed⁷ [be] the man before the LORD, that riseth up⁴ and buildeth¹ this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation¹⁷ thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest [son] shall he set up⁵⁵ the gates of it.

So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was [noised] throughout all the country.