Joshua:6

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* Now Jericho was straitly (note :)That none could go out .(:note )That none could go in . shut up for fear of the Israelites . because of the children of Israel : none went out , and none came in . * And the Lorde saide vnto Ioshua , Behold , I haue giuen into thine hand Iericho and the King thereof , and the strong men of warre . * And ye shall compass the city , all [ye ] men of war , [and ] go round about the city (note :)Every day one .(:note ) once . Thus shalt thou do six days . * And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of (note :)That the conquest might not be assigned to man 's power , but to the mercy of God , which with most weak things can overcome that which seems most strong .(:note ) rams ' horns : and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times , and the priests shall blow with the trumpets . * And when they make a long blast with the rams horne , and ye heare the sound of the trumpet , al the people shal shoute with a great shoute : then shall the wall of the citie fall downe flat , and the people shall ascend vp , euery man streight before him . * Then , Ioshua the sonne of Nun called the Priests &amp ; said vnto them , Take vp the Arke of the couenant , and let seuen Priests beare seuen trumpets of rams hornes before the Arke of the Lord . * And he said unto the people , (note :)This is chiefly meant by the Reubenites , Gadites , and half the tribe of Manasseh .(:note ) Pass on , and compass the city , and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD . * And when Ioshua had spoken vnto the people , the seuen Priestes bare the seuen trumpets of rams hornes , and went foorth before the Arke of the Lorde , and blew with the trumpets , &amp ; the Arke of the couenant of ye Lord followed them . * And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets , and the (note :)Meaning , the gathering host , in which was the standard of the tribe of Dan , ( Num_10:25 ).(:note ) rereward came after the ark , [the priests ] going on , and blowing with the trumpets . * (Nowe Ioshua had commaunded the people , saying , Ye shall nor shout , neither make any noyse with your voyce , neither shall a worde proceede out of your mouth , vntill the day that I say vnto you , Shout , then shall ye shoute ) * So the ark of the LORD compassed the city , going about [it ] (note :)For that day .(:note ) once : and they came into the camp , and lodged in the camp . * And Ioshua rose early in the morning , and the Priestes bare the Arke of the Lord : * And 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 (note :)The tribe of Dan was so called , because it marched last and gathered up whatever was left of others .(:note ) rereward came after the ark of the LORD , [the priests ] going on , and blowing with the trumpets . * And the second day they compassed the citie once , and returned into the host : thus they did sixe dayes . * And 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 (note :)Beside every day once for the space of six days .(:note ) seven times : only on that day they compassed the city seven times . * And when the Priests had blowen ye trumpets the seuenth time , Ioshua said vnto ye people , Shoute : for the Lord hath giuen you the citie . * And the city shall be (note :)That is appointed wholly to be destroyed .(:note ) 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 . * Notwithstanding , be ye ware of the execrable thing , lest ye make your selues execrable , and in taking of the execrable thing , make also the hoste of Israel execrable , and trouble it . * But all the silver , and gold , and vessels of brass and iron , [are ] (note :)And therefore cannot be put to any private use , but must be first molten , and then serve for the Tabernacle .(:note ) consecrated unto the LORD : they shall come into the treasury of the LORD . * So the people shouted , whe they had blowen trumpets : for when the people had heard the sound of the trumpet , they shouted with a great shoute : and the wall fel downe flat : so the people went vp into the citie , euery man streight before him : and they tooke the citie . * And they vtterly destroyed all that was in the citie , both man and woman , yong , and olde , and oxe , and sheepe , and asse , with the edge of the sword . * But Ioshua had said vnto the two men that had spied out the countrey , Go into the harlots house , and bring out thence the woman , and all that she hath , as ye sware to her . * And 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 (note :)For it was not lawful for strangers to dwell among the Israelites , till they were purged .(:note ) without the camp of Israel . * 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 (note :)Meaning , the tabernacle .(:note ) house of the LORD . * And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive , and her father 's household , and all that she had ; and she (note :)For she was married to Salmon prince of the tribe of Judah , ( Mat_1:5 ).(:note ) dwelleth in Israel [even ] unto this day ; because she hid the messengers , which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho . * And Joshua adjured [them ] at that time , saying , Cursed [be ] the man before the LORD , that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho : (note :)He will build it to the destruction of all his stock , which was fulfilled in Hiel of Beth-el , ( 1Ki_16:34 ).(:note ) he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn , and in his youngest [son ] shall he set up the gates of it . * So the Lord was with Ioshua , and he was famous through all the world .

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