1 Now Jericho was diligently shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
2 And Jehovah said to Joshua, See, I have given into your hand Jericho, and the king, and the mighty men of valor.
3 And you shall encompass the city, all you men of war, and go on every side of the city once. Thus shall you do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day you shall encompass 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 you 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 to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Jehovah.
7 And he said to the people, Pass on, and encompass the city, and let him who is armed pass on before the ark of Jehovah.
8 When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before Jehovah, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah followed them.
9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, you shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I command you shout; then shall you shout.
11 So the ark of Jehovah circled the city, going around 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 Jehovah.
13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rear guard came after the ark of Jehovah, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
14 And the second day they circled the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
15 On the seventh day, they rose early about the dawning of the day, and circled the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they circled the city seven times.
16 At the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Jehovah has given you the city.
17 And the city shall be destroyed, even it, and all that are 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.
18 And you, in any way keep yourselves from the [lit: dedicated for destruction] thing, lest you make yourselves [lit: dedicated for destruction], when you take of the destroyed 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 to Jehovah: they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah.
20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, 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 donkey, with the edge of the sword.
22 But Joshua had said to the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring the woman out from there, and all that she has, as you swore to her.
23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brothers, and all that she had; and they brought out all her family, 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 Jehovah.
25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwells in Israel even to 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 Jehovah, that rises up and builds this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
27 So Jehovah was with Joshua; and his fame was throughout all the country.