1 ¶ Now Jericho was tightly closed because of the children of Israel: no one went out, or came in.

2 And the LORD said to Joshua, See, I have put Jericho, its king, and its mighty men of valor, in your hand.

3 And for six days you shall march around the city, all the men of war, going around the city once.

4 While seven priests carry seven trumpets made of ram’s horns in front of the ark: and on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up into it each man moving straight in.

6 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.

7 And he said to the people, Go on, and march around the city, and let the men who are armed go before the ark of the LORD.

8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns went forward before the LORD, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

9 And the armed men went in front of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark, while the priests continually blew the trumpets.

10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout, or let your voice be heard, nor shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout; then shall you shout.

11 So the ark of the LORD went around the city, going around it once: and they returned to the camp, and spent the night in the camp.

12 And Joshua got up early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

13 And seven priests who carried the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went forward, blowing on the trumpets: and the armed men went in front of them; but the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns were blown continually.

14 And the second day they went around the city once, and went back to the camp: they did this for six days.

15 And on the seventh day, they rose early at daybreak, and marched around the city as usual seven times: it was only on that day that they went around the city seven times.

16 And on the seventh time, while the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for the LORD has given you the city.

17 ¶ And the city is condemned, and everything in it belongs to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the spies that we sent.

18 But keep yourselves away from anything set apart for destruction, or you will also be condemned, when you take anything that is condemned, and will bring condemnation to the camp of Israel, and trouble it.

19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated to the LORD: they shall go into the treasury of the LORD.

20 So the people shouted when the trumpets were blown: and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, they raised a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so the people went up into the city, each man moving straight in, 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 donkey, with the edge of the sword.

22 But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the country, Go to the harlot’s house, and bring out the woman, and all that she has, as you swore to her.

23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that belonged to her; they brought out her entire family, and left them outside the camp of Israel.

24 And they burned the city, and everything that was in it, with fire: but they put the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

25 So Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she lives in Israel to this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

26 At that time Joshua pronounced this curse, Cursed be the man before the LORD, who rises up and rebuilds this city Jericho: he shall lay its foundation with the loss of his firstborn, and shall set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son.

27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame spread throughout the entire country.