1Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel : none went out , and none came in . 2And Jehovah said unto Joshua , See , I have given into thy hand Jericho , and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor . 3And ye shall compass the city , all the men of war , going about the city once . Thus shalt thou do six days . 4And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams ’ horns before the ark: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times , and the priests shall blow the trumpets . 5And it shall be , 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 go up every man straight before him . 6And 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 Jehovah . 7And they said unto the people , Pass on , and compass the city , and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah . 8And it was so , that , when Joshua had spoken unto the people , the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams ’ horns before Jehovah passed on , and blew the trumpets : and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah followed them . 9And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets , and the rearward went after the ark, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went . 10And Joshua commanded the people , saying , Ye shall not shout , nor let your voice be heard , neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth , until the day I bid you shout ; then shall ye shout . 11So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city , going about it once : and they came into the camp , and lodged in the camp . 12And Joshua rose early in the morning , and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah . 13And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams ’ horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually , and blew the trumpets : and the armed men went before them ; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah , the priests blowing the trumpets as they went . 14And the second day they compassed the city once , and returned into the camp : so they did six days . 15And it came to pass on the seventh day , that they rose early at 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 . 16And it came to pass at the seventh time , when the priests blew the trumpets , Joshua said unto the people , Shout ; for Jehovah hath given you the city . 17And the city shall be devoted , even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah : only Rahab the harlot shall live , she and all that are with her in the house , because she hid the messengers that we sent . 18But as for you , only keep yourselves from the devoted thing , lest when ye have devoted it , ye take of the devoted thing ; so would ye make the camp of Israel accursed , and trouble it . 19But all the silver , and gold , and vessels of brass and iron , are holy unto Jehovah : they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah . 20So the people shouted , and the priests blew the trumpets : and it came to pass , when the people heard the sound of the trumpet , that the people shouted with a great shout , and the wall fell down flat , so that the people went up into the city , every man straight before him , and they took the city .
The Destruction of Jericho
21And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city , both man and woman, both young and old , and ox , and sheep , and ass , with the edge of the sword . 22And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot ’s house , and bring out thence the woman , and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her . 23And the young men the spies went in , and brought out Rahab , and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had ; all her kindred also they brought out ; and they set them without the camp of Israel . 24And 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 Jehovah . 25But Rahab the harlot , and her father’s household , and all that she had , did Joshua save alive ; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel unto this day , because she hid the messengers , whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho .
The Curse on Jericho
26And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time , saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah , that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho : with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof , and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it . 27So Jehovah was with Joshua ; and his fame was in all the land.