OEB JOS Chapter 6

6 Now Jericho had closed its gates and was closed on account of the Israelites; no one went out or in. And Jehovah said to Joshua, Seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark; and ye shall march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the trumpets. 2 Then Jehovah said to Joshua, See, I have given into thy power Jericho, and its king, with the men capable of fighting. 3 And ye shall march around the city, all the warriors going about the city once. Thus shall ye do six days. 5 And it shall be, that, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down of itself. And the seventh day the people shall go up every man straight before him. 6 Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Jehovah, 7 therefore Joshua said to the people, March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah, 8 and the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before, Jehovah shall pass on, while they blow the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of Jehovah following them, 9 and the armed men going before the priests who blow the trumpets, and the great multitude following the ark, while they continually blow the trumpets. 10 Joshua also commanded the people saying, You shall not shout the battle-cry, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall a word go out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, ’Shout the battle-cry;’ then you shall shout. 11 So he caused the ark of Jehovah to march around the city, going about it once. Then they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, so the priests took up the ark of Jehovah. 13 And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of Jehovah kept going while they blew the trumpets, the armed men going before them and the rearguard following the ark of Jehovah, blowing trumpets 14 and the second day they marched around the city once, and returned to the camp. Thus they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and when they had made the circuit of the city after the same manner, seven times; only on that day they marched around the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that the priests blew the trumpets; Joshua said to the people, Shout the battle-cry; for Jehovah bath given you the city. 17 And the city shall be completely devoted to Jehovah, together with all that is in it; only Rahab the harlot shall live, both she and those who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. 18 Only keep yourselves from that which has been placed under the ban, lest when you have placed it under the ban you take of it, and so bring the camp of Israel under the ban, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver and gold, and vessels of brass and iron are holy to Jehovah; they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah. 20 So the people shouted the battle-cry, and went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. And when they blew the trumpets, it came to pass, as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down of itself . 21 Then they completely destroyed by the sword all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass. 22 Then Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out from there the woman all that she has, as you took oath to her. 23 So the young men, the spies. went in and brought Rahab with her father and mother and kinsmen and all that she had. Even all the members of her family they brought out; and they put them in a place of security outside of the camp of Israel. 24 But they burnt the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah. 25 But Rahab the harlot and her father’s household and all that she had, Joshua saved; and they have dwelt in the midst of Israel even until this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 26 At that time Joshua made them subscribe to this oath: Cursed be that man before Jehovah who undertakes to rebuild this city: With the loss of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, And with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up its gates. 27 So Jehovah was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.

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