Joshua:6

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* Now Jericho was shut up , and barred up , because of the children of Israel : no one went out , and no one came in . * And the Lord said unto Joshua , See , I have given into thy hand Jericho and its king , even the mighty men of valor . * And ye shall compass the city , all the men of war , going round about the city once . Thus shalt thou do six days . * And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven cornets of rams ’ horns ; and on the seventh day shall ye compass the city seven times , and the priests shall blow with the cornets . * And it shall come to pass , that , when they blow a long blast with the ram ’s horn , when ye hear the sound of the cornet all the people shall utter a great shout ; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat , and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him . * And 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 cornets of rams ’ horns before the ark of the Lord . * And he said unto the people , Pass on , and compass the city , and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord . * And it came to pass , when Joshua had spoken unto the people , that the seven priests , bearing the seven cornets of rams ’ horns before the Lord , passed on and blew with the cornets ; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them . * And the armed men went before the priests that blew the cornets , and the rereward came after the ark , going on , and blowing with the cornets . * And Joshua had commanded the people , saying , Ye shall not shout , nor let your voice be heard , neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth , until the day I bid you , Shout ; and then shall ye shout . * So the ark of the Lord compassed the city , going round it once ; and they came into the camp , and lodged in the camp . * And Joshua rose early in the morning , and the priests took up the ark of the Lord . * And the seven priests bearing the seven cornets of rams ’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually , and blew with the cornets ; and the armed men went before them ; and the rereward came after the ark of the Lord , going on , and blowing with the cornets . * And they compassed the city on the second day once , and returned into the camp : so did they six days . * And it came to pass on the seventh day , that they rose early about the dawning of the day , and compassed the city after this manner seven times ; only on that day they compassed the city seven times . * And it came to pass at the seventh time , when the priest blew with the cornets , that Joshua ’ said unto the people , Shout ; for the Lord hath given you the city . * And the city shall be devoted , it , and all that is therein , to the Lord : only Rachab the harlot shall live , she and all that are with her in the house ; because she did hide the messengers that we sent . * But ye , keep yourselves from the devoted things , lest ye devote and yet take of the devoted things , and make the camp of Israel a curse , and trouble it . * And all the silver , and gold , and vessels of copper and iron , shall be holy unto the Lord : into the treasury of the Lord shall they come . * So the people shouted , when they blew with the cornets ; and it came to pass , when the people heard the sound of the cornet , that the people uttered a great shout , and the wall fell down flat , and the people went up into the city , every man straight before him , and they captured the city . * And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city , both man and woman , young and old , and ox , and lamb , and ass , with the edge of the sword . * But unto the two men that had spied out the country , Joshua said , Go into the house of the woman , the harlot , and bring out thence the woman , and all belonging to her , as ye have sworn unto her . * And the young men , the spies , went in , and brought out Rachab , and her father , and her mother , and her brothers , and all belonging to her : and they brought out all her kindred , and they left them without the camp of Israel . * And the city they burnt with fire , and all that was therein : only the silver , and the gold , and the vessels of copper and of iron , they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord . * And Rachab the harlot did Joshua save alive , and her father ’s household , and all belonging to her ; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel even unto this day ; because she had hidden the messengers , whom Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho . * And Joshua adjured at that time , saying , Cursed be the man before the Lord , that will rise up and build this city Jericho : with his first –born shall he lay its foundation , and with his youngest shall he set up its gates . * And the Lord was with Joshua ; and his fame was spread throughout all the country .

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