1Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel : none went out , and none came in . 2And the LORD said unto Joshua , See , I have given into thine hand Jericho , and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour . 3And ye shall compass the city , all ye men of war , and go round about the city once . Thus shalt thou do six days . 4And 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 . 5And 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. 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 the LORD . 7And 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 . 8And 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 . 9And 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 . 10And 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 . 11So the ark of the LORD compassed 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 the LORD . 13And 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 . 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 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 . 16And 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 . 17And 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 . 18And 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. 19But 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 . 20So 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 .
The Destruction of Jericho
21And 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 . 22But 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. 23And 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 . 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 the LORD . 25And 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 .
The Curse on Jericho
26And 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. 27So the LORD was with Joshua ; and his fame was noised throughout all the country .