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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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King James Version
Now Jericho was tightly
shut up because of the Israelites.
No
one
went out and no
one
came in.
Now Jericho was straitly
shut up because of the children
of
Israel:
none
went out ,
and none
came in.
And the LORD said to
Joshua, “Behold
, I have delivered
Jericho
into your
hand, along
with
its
king and its
mighty men of valor.
And the LORD said unto
Joshua, See
, I have given
into thine
hand Jericho
, and
the
king thereof,
and the
mighty men of valor.
March
around
the city with
all the
men of war, circling
the city one
time
. Do this
for
six days.
And
ye
shall
compass
the city ,
all ye
men of war, and
go
round
about
the city once
. Thus
shalt
thou
do six days.
Have
seven priests carry
seven rams ’
horns in
front
of
the
ark.
Then
on
the seventh day ,
march
around
the city seven times, while
the priests blow the horns
.
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 when there
is
a long blast of
the ram’s
horn and you
hear its
sound, have
all the people give
a mighty
shout .
Then
the wall of the city will
collapse
and all
your
people will
charge
straight into
the
city
. ”
And it
shall
come
to
pass,
that
when they
make
a long blast with
the ram's
horn ,
and when
ye
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
.
So
Joshua son of Nun summoned
the priests and said, “
Take up the ark of the covenant and have
seven priests carry
seven rams ’
horns in
front
of
the ark of the LORD. ”
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 trumpets
of
rams '
horns before
the ark of the LORD.
And he told
the people, “Advance
and march
around
the city, with
the
armed troops
going
ahead
of
the ark of the LORD. ”
And he said
unto
the people, Pass
on,
and compass
the city, and
let
him
that
is
armed pass
on
before
the ark of the LORD.
After
Joshua had spoken to
the people, seven priests carrying
seven rams ’
horns before the LORD advanced
and blew the horns,
and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
Joshua had spoken unto
the people, that
the
seven priests bearing
the
seven trumpets
of
rams '
horns passed
on
before the LORD ,
and blew with
the trumpets:
and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
While
the
horns
continued
to
sound,
the armed troops
marched
ahead
of
the priests who
blew the horns
, and the rear
guard
followed
the ark.
And
the armed men
went
before
the priests that
blew with
the trumpets
, and the rearward
came
after
the ark ,
the
priests
going
on,
and
blowing
with
the
trumpets
.
But
Joshua had commanded the people :
“Do
not give
a
battle
cry
or
let
your voice be
heard;
do
not
let
one
word come
out of your mouth until the day I tell
you to
shout .
Then you
are
to
shout !”
And
Joshua had commanded the people ,
saying,
Ye
shall
not shout,
nor
make
any
noise
with
your voice ,
neither
shall
any
word proceed
out of your mouth ,
until the day I bid
you shout ;
then shall
ye
shout .
So he
had
the ark of the LORD carried
around
the city, circling
it once .
And the
people
returned
to
the camp and spent
the night
there
.
So the ark of the LORD compassed
the city, going
about
it once :
and they
came
into
the camp ,
and lodged
in
the camp
.
Joshua got
up
early the next
morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
And
Joshua rose
early in
the morning, and the priests took up
the ark of the LORD.
And the
seven priests carrying
seven rams ’
horns kept
marching
ahead
of
the ark of the LORD and blowing
the horns.
The armed troops
went in
front
of
them and
the rear
guard
followed
the ark of the LORD, while
the horns
kept
sounding
.
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 rearward
came
after
the ark of the LORD, the priests
going
on,
and
blowing
with
the
trumpets
.
So
on
the second day they marched
around
the city once and returned to
the camp .
They did this
for
six days.
And
the second day they compassed
the city once ,
and returned into
the camp :
so
they did six days.
Then
on the seventh day, they got
up
at
dawn
and marched
around
the city seven
times
in
the same manner .
That
was
the
only day they circled
the city seven times.
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 seven
times:
only on
that
day they compassed
the city seven times.
After
the seventh time around
, the priests blew the horns
, and
Joshua commanded
the people, “
Shout !
For the LORD has
given you the city !
And
it
came
to
pass
at
the seventh time, when
the priests blew with
the trumpets
, Joshua said
unto
the people, Shout ;
for the LORD hath
given you the city .
Now
the city and
everything
in
it
must
be devoted
to the LORD for
destruction.
Only Rahab the prostitute
and all those
with her in her
house will
live
, because she hid the spies
we sent.
And
the city shall
be 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.
But
keep away
from the things
devoted
to
destruction
, lest you
yourself
be
set
apart
for
destruction.
If
you
take any
of these
, you
will
set
apart
the camp of Israel for
destruction
and bring
disaster
upon
it.
And
ye,
in
any
wise
keep yourselves
from the accursed
thing
, lest ye
make
yourselves
accursed,
when
ye
take of the
accursed
thing
, and
make
the camp of Israel a
curse,
and trouble
it.
For
all the silver and gold and all
the
articles
of bronze
and iron are holy
to
the LORD ;
they must
go
into His
treasury. ”
But
all the silver ,
and gold ,
and vessels
of brass
and iron ,
are consecrated
unto
the LORD :
they shall
come
into the
treasury of
the
LORD
.
So when the rams’
horns
sounded
, the people shouted.
When
they
heard the blast
of the horn
, the people gave
a great shout, and
the wall collapsed.
Then
all
the people charged
straight
into the city and captured
it
.
So the
people
shouted
when the priests
blew
with
the
trumpets:
and
it
came
to
pass
, when
the people heard the sound
of the trumpet
, and
the people shouted
with
a great shout, that
the wall fell
down
flat,
so
that
the people went
up
into the city ,
every
man
straight
before
him,
and they
took
the
city
.
At
the
edge
of
the
sword
they devoted
to
destruction
everything
in the city —
man and woman, young and old, oxen
, sheep, and donkeys
.
And
they utterly
destroyed
all
that
was
in the city ,
both
man and woman, young and old, and
ox
, and
sheep, and ass,
with
the
edge
of
the
sword
.
Meanwhile,
Joshua told
the two men who
had spied out the land
, “
Go into the house of
the
prostitute
and bring out the woman and all who
are
with
her
, just
as you
promised
her. ”
But
Joshua had
said
unto
the two men that
had spied out the country
, Go into the harlot's
house ,
and bring out thence
the woman ,
and all that
she
hath
, as ye
sware
unto
her.
So
the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers
, and all who
belonged
to
her.
They brought out her whole
family
and settled
them outside
the camp of Israel.
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 without
the camp of Israel.
Then
the
Israelites
burned
up
the city and
everything
in
it.
However
, they
put
the silver and gold and articles
of bronze
and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s
house.
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
the
LORD
.
And Joshua spared
Rahab the prostitute
, with
her father’s
household and all who
belonged
to
her,
because she hid the men
Joshua had
sent to spy out Jericho. So
she
has
lived
among
the
Israelites
to
this
day.
And Joshua saved
Rahab the harlot
alive
, and
her father's
household ,
and all that
she
had;
and
she
dwelleth
in
Israel
even
unto
this
day;
because she hid the messengers,
which
Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
At that time Joshua
invoked
this
solemn
oath:
“
Cursed before the LORD is
the
man
who
rises
up and rebuilds
this city ,
Jericho ;
at
the
cost
of
his
firstborn
he will
lay its
foundations;
at
the cost
of
his youngest he will
set up its
gates. ”
And
Joshua
adjured
them
at that time ,
saying,
Cursed be
the
man
before the LORD ,
that
riseth
up and buildeth
this city Jericho :
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 Joshua ,
and his fame spread
throughout the land
.
So the LORD was with Joshua ;
and his fame was
noised
throughout all
the country
.
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