And
God said to Joshua, “See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king
thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
“And
ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once.
Thus shalt thou do six days.
“And
seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the
seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow
with the trumpets.
“And
it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the rams’ horn,
all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall
fall down flat.”
So
Joshua and the people did as God had commanded.
On
the seventh day they rose early and compassed the city seven times. And at the
seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said to the
people, “Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.”
And
the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the
people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the
city.
So
they utterly destroyed all that was in the city with the sword. Only Rahab and
all her kindred did they save alive.
Josh. 6