Joshua 6
1. Now 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.
