NASB — Joshua 6 — KJV

The Conquest of Jericho

1 Now Jericho° was tightly° shut° because°° of the sons° of Israel°; no° one° went° out and no° one° came° in. 2 The LORD° said° to Joshua°, “See°, I have given° Jericho° into your hand°, with aits king° [and] the valiant° warriors°. 3 You shall march° around° the city°, all° the men° of war° circling° the city° once°°. You shall do° so° for six° days°. 4 Also seven° priests° shall carry° seven° atrumpets° of rams’° horns° before° the ark°; then on the seventh° day° you shall march° around° the city° seven° times°, and the priests° shall blow° the trumpets°. 5 It shall be 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° will fall° down° Iflat°, and the people° will go° up every° man° IIstraight° ahead°.”

[2] aDt 7:24
[4] aLv 25:9
[5] ILit in its place IILit before himself

6 ¶ So Joshua° the son° of Nun° called° the priests° and said° to them, “Take° up the ark° of the covenant°, and let seven° priests° carry° seven° trumpets° of rams’° horns° before° the ark° of the LORD°.” 7 Then Ihe said° to the people°, “Go° forward°, and march° around° the city°, and let the armed° men go° on before° the ark° of the LORD°.” 8 And it was [so], that when Joshua° had spoken° to the people°, the seven° priests° carrying° the seven° trumpets° of rams’° horns° before° the LORD° went° forward° and blew° the trumpets°; and the ark° of the covenant° of the LORD° followed°° them. 9 The armed° men went° before° the priests° who blew° the trumpets°, and athe rear° guard° came° after° the ark°, while they continued° to blow° the trumpets°. 10 But Joshua° commanded° the people°, saying°, “You shall not shout° nor° let your voice° be heard° nor° let a word° proceed° out of your mouth°, until° the day° I tell° you, ‘Shout°!’ Then you shall shout°!” 11 So he had the ark° of the LORD° Itaken° around° the city°, circling° [it] once°°; then they came° into the camp° and spent° the night° in the camp°.

[7] IOr they
[9] aJsh 6:13; Is 52:12
[11] ILit to go around

12 ¶ Now Joshua° rose° early° in the morning°, and the priests° took° up the ark° of the LORD°. 13 aThe seven° priests° carrying° the seven° trumpets° of rams’° horns° before° the ark° of the LORD° went° on continually°, and blew° the trumpets°; and the armed° men went° before° them and bthe rear° guard° came° after° the ark° of the LORD°, while they continued° to blow° the trumpets°. 14 Thus the second° day° they marched° around° the city° once°° and returned° to the camp°; they did° so° for six° days°.

[13] aJsh 6:4 bJsh 6:9

15 ¶ Then on the seventh° day° they rose° early° at the dawning° of the day° and marched° around° the city° in the same° manner° seven° times°; only° on that day° they marched° around° the city° seven° times°. 16 At the seventh° time°, when the priests° blew° the trumpets°, Joshua° said° to the people°, “aShout°! For the LORD° has given° you the city°. 17 The city° shall be aunder° the ban°, it and all° that is in it belongs to the LORD°; only° Rahab° the harlot° Iand all° who° are with her in the house° shall live°, because° she hid° the messengers° whom° we sent°. 18 But as for you, only° keep° yourselves from the things° under° the ban°, so° that you do not Icovet° [them] and atake° some° of the things° under° the ban°, and make° the camp° of Israel° accursed° and bring° trouble° on it. 19 aBut all° the silver° and gold° and articles° of bronze° and iron° are holy° to the LORD°; they shall go° into the treasury° of the LORD°.” 20 So the people° shouted°, and I[priests] blew° the trumpets°; and when the people° heard° the sound° of the trumpet°, the people° shouted° with a great° shout° and the awall° fell° down° IIflat°, so that the people° went° up into the city°, every° man° straight° IIIahead°, and they took° the city°. 21 aThey Iutterly° destroyed° everything° in the city°, both°° man° and woman°, young° and old°, and ox° and sheep° and donkey°, with the edge° of the sword°.

[16] a2Ch 13:14f
[17] ILit she and all aLv 27:28; Dt 20:17
[18] ILit devote aJsh 7:1
[19] aNu 31:11, 12, 21-23
[20] IOr they IILit in its place IIILit before himself aHe 11:30
[21] IOr put under the ban aDt 20:16

22 ¶ Joshua° said° to the two° men° who had spied° out the land°, “aGo° into the harlot’s°° house° and bring° the woman° and all° she has out of there°, as you have sworn° to her.” 23 So the young° men° who were spies° went° in and abrought° out Rahab° and her father° and her mother° and her brothers° and all° she had; they also brought° out all° her relatives° and placed° them outside°° the camp° of Israel°. 24 aThey burned° the city° with fire°, and all° that was in it. Only° the silver° and gold°, and articles° of bronze° and iron°, they put° into the treasury° of the Ihouse° of the LORD°. 25 However, aRahab° the harlot° and her father’s° household° and all° she had, Joshua° Ispared°; and she has lived° in the midst° of Israel° to this° day°, for bshe hid° the messengers° whom° Joshua° sent° to spy° out Jericho°.

[22] aJsh 2:12-19
[23] aHe 11:31
[24] II.e. tabernacle aDt 20:16-18
[25] ILit let live aHe 11:31 bJsh 2:6

26 ¶ Then Joshua° made them take° an oath° at that time°, saying°, “aCursed° before° the LORD° is the man° who° rises° up and builds° this° city° Jericho°; with [the loss of] his firstborn° he shall lay° its foundation°, and with [the loss of] his youngest° son° he shall set° up its gates°.” 27 So athe LORD° was with Joshua°, and his bfame° was in all° the land°.

[26] a1K 16:34
[27] aGn 39:2; Jg 1:19 bJsh 9:1, 3


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Jericho is shut up.

1 ¶ Now Jerichoº was straitly¹ª shut upºª becauseº² of the childrenº of Israel:º none² went out,ºª and none² came in.ºª

[1] Jsh 2:7, 9, 24; 2K 17:4; Ps 127:1.

God instructeth Joshua how to besiege it.

2 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Joshua,º See,ºª I have givenºª into thine handº² Jericho,º and the kingº thereof, [and] the mighty² men¹ of valour.º 3 And ye shall compassºª² the city,º all² [ye] men¹² of war,º [and] go round aboutºª² the cityº once.ºº Thus² shalt thou doºª sixº days.º 4 And sevenº priestsº shall bearºª beforeº the arkº sevenº trumpetsº of rams' horns:º and the seventhº dayº ye shall compassºª² the cityº sevenº times,º and the priestsº shall blowºª with the trumpets.º 5 And it shall come to pass,² that when they make a long¹ª [blast]² with the ram'sº horn,º [and] when ye hearºª² the soundº of the trumpet,º all² the peopleº shall shoutºª with a greatº shout;º and the wallº of the cityº shall fall downºª flat,º and the peopleº shall ascend upºª every manº straight before² him.

[2] Dt 7:24; Jsh 2:9, 24; 5:13; 6:9; 8:1; 11:6; Jg 11:21, 24; 2S 5:19; Ne 9:24; Dn 2:21, 44; 4:17, 35; 5:18.
[3] Nu 14:9; Jsh 6:7, 14; 1Co 1:21; 2Co 4:7.
[4] Gn 2:3; 7:2; Lv 4:6; 14:16; 25:8, 9, 11; Nu 10:1; 23:1; Jg 7:7, 15; 1K 18:43; 2K 5:10; 2Ch 13:12; 20:17, 19, 21; Jb 42:8; Is 27:13; Zc 4:2, 6; Rv 1:4, 20; 5:1, 6; 8:2, 6; 10:3; 15:1, 7; 16:1.
[5] Ex 19:19; Jsh 6:16, 20; Jg 7:20; 1S 4:5; 17:20, 52; 2Ch 13:14; 20:21; Is 25:12; 30:25; Jr 50:15; 2Co 10:4; He 11:30.

6 ¶ And Joshuaº the sonº of Nunº calledºª² the priests,º and saidºª unto² them, Take upºª² the arkº of the covenant,º and let² sevenº priestsº bearºª sevenº trumpetsº of rams' hornsº beforeº the arkº of the LORD.º 7 And he saidºª unto² the people,º Pass on,ºª and compassºª² the city,º and let him that is armedºª pass onºª beforeº the arkº of the LORD.º

[6] Ex 25:14; Dt 20:2; Jsh 3:3, 6; 6:8, 13; Ac 9:1.
[7] Jsh 1:14; 4:13; 6:3.

8 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Joshuaº had spokenºª unto² the people,º that the sevenº priestsº bearingºª the sevenº trumpetsº of rams' hornsº passed onºª beforeº the LORD,º and blewºª with the trumpets:º and the arkº of the covenantº of the LORDº followedºª² them.¹

[8] Nu 32:20; Jsh 6:3.

9 ¶ And the armed¹ª men² wentºª beforeº the priestsº that blewºªªª with the trumpets,º and the rerewardºª cameºª afterº the ark,º [the priests] going on,ºª and blowingºª with the trumpets.º 10 And Joshuaº had commandedºª the people,º saying,ºª Ye shall not² shout,ºª nor² make any noiseºª with² your voice,º neither² shall [any] wordº proceed¹ª out² of your mouth,º² until² the dayº I bidºª you shout;ºª then shall ye shout.ºª

[9] Nu 10:25; Jsh 6:13; Is 52:11; 58:8.
[10] 2S 5:23; Is 28:16; 42:2; Mt 12:19; Lk 24:49; Ac 1:7.

The city is compassed.

11 So the arkº of the LORDº compassedºª² the city,º going aboutºª [it] once:ºº and they cameºª into the camp,º and lodgedºª in the camp.º

12 ¶ And Joshuaº rose earlyºª in the morning,º and the priestsº took upºª² the arkº of the LORD.º 13 And sevenº priestsº bearingºª sevenº trumpetsº of rams' hornsº beforeº the arkº of the LORDº went on¹ª continually,ºª and blewºª with the trumpets:º and the armed menºª wentºª beforeº them; but the rerewardºª cameºª afterº the arkº of the LORD,º [the priests] going on,ºª and blowingºª with the trumpets.º 14 And the secondº dayº they compassedºª² the cityº once,ºº and returnedºª into the camp:º so² they didºª sixº days.º 15 And it came to pass² on the seventhº day,º that they rose earlyºª about the dawningºª of the day,º and compassedºª² the cityº after the same² mannerº sevenº times:º only² on that² dayº they compassedºª² the cityº sevenº times.º 16 And it came to pass² at the seventhº time,º when the priestsº blewºª with the trumpets,º Joshuaº saidºª unto² the people,º Shout;ºª for² the LORDº hath givenºª you² the city.º

[12] Gn 22:3; Dt 31:25; Jsh 3:1; 6:6; Jn 2:5; 6:10; 9:6; He 11:7.
[13] 1Ch 15:26; Mt 24:13; Ga 6:9.
[14] Jsh 6:3, 11, 15.
[15] Jsh 6:4; Ps 119:147; Mt 28:1; 2P 1:19.
[16] Jsh 6:5; Jg 7:20; 2Ch 13:15; 20:22.

It must be cursed.

17 ¶ And the cityº shall be² accursed,º [even] it,² and all² that² [are] therein, to the LORD:º only² Rahabº the harlotºª shall live,ºª she² and all² that² [are] with² her in the house,º because² she hidºª² the messengersº that² we sent.ºª 18 And ye,² in any wise¹² keepºª [yourselves] from² the accursed thing,º lest² ye make [yourselves] accursed,ºª when ye takeºª of² the accursed thing,º and makeºª² the campº of Israelº a curse,º and troubleºª it. 19 But all² the silver,º and gold,º and vesselsº of brassº and iron,º [are] consecratedº unto the LORD:º they shall comeºª into the treasuryº of the LORD.º

[17] Gn 12:3; Lv 27:28; Nu 21:2; Jsh 2:1, 4, 22; 6:22; 7:1; 1S 15:6; Ezr 10:8; Is 34:6; Jr 46:10; Ezk 39:17; Mi 4:13; Mt 10:41; 25:40; 1Co 2:7; 16:22; Ga 3:10, 12; He 6:10; 11:31; Jm 2:25.
[18] Dt 7:26; 13:17; Jsh 7:1, 11, 15, 25; 22:18; 1S 14:28; 2S 21:1; 1K 18:17; Ec 9:18; Jna 1:12; Ro 12:9; 2Co 6:17; Ep 5:11; Jm 1:27; 1Jn 5:21.
[19] Lv 19:24; 2S 8:11; 1K 7:51; 14:26; 2K 24:13; 1Ch 18:11; 26:20, 26, 28; 28:12; 2Ch 15:18; 31:12; Ne 7:70; 10:38; Is 23:17; Jr 38:11; Mi 4:13; Zc 14:20; Mt 27:6; Mk 12:41.

The walls fall down.

20 So the peopleº shoutedºª when [the priests] blewºª with the trumpets:º and it came to pass,² when the peopleº heardºª² the soundº of the trumpet,º and the peopleº shoutedºª with a greatº shout,º that the wallº fell down² flat,¹ª² so that the peopleº went upºª into the city,º every manº straight before² him, and they tookºª² the city.º 21 And they utterly destroyedºª² all² that² [was] in the city,º both manº² and woman,º youngº² and old,º and ox,º and sheep,º and ass,º with the edgeº of the sword.º

[20] Jsh 6:5; 2Co 10:4; He 11:30.
[21] Dt 2:34; 7:2, 16; 20:16; Jsh 9:24; 10:28, 39; 11:14; 1S 15:3, 8, 18; 1K 20:42; Ps 137:8; Jr 48:18; Rv 18:21.

Rahab is saved.

22 But Joshuaº had saidºª unto the twoº men¹² that had spied outºª² the country,º Go¹ª into² the harlot'sºª² house,º and bring outºª thence²²² the woman,º and all² that² she hath, as² ye swareºª unto her. 23 And the young menº that were spiesºª went in,ºª and brought outºª² Rahab,º and her father,º and her mother,º and her brethren,º and all² that² she had; and they brought outºª all² her kindred,º and left¹ª² them withoutº² the campº of Israel.º 24 And they burntºª the cityº with fire,º and all² that² [was] therein: only² the silver,º and the gold,º and the vesselsº of brassº and of iron,º they putºª into the treasuryº of the houseº of the LORD.º 25 And Joshuaº savedºª Rahabº the harlotºª alive,¹ª and her father'sº household,º and all² that² she had; and she dwellethºª inº Israelº [even] unto² this² day;º because² she hidºª² the messengers,º which² Joshuaº sentºª to spy outºª² Jericho.º

[22] Jsh 2:1, 12, 17; 6:17; 9:15, 18; 2S 21:2, 7; Ps 15:4; Ezk 17:13, 16, 18, 19; He 11:31.
[23] Gn 12:2; 18:24; 19:29; Nu 5:2; 31:19; Jsh 2:18; Ac 10:28; 27:24; 1Co 5:12; Ep 2:12; He 11:7.
[24] Dt 13:16; Jsh 6:19; 8:28; 2K 25:9; Rv 17:16; 18:8.
[25] Jsh 4:9; 11:19; Jg 1:24; Mt 1:5; Ac 2:21; He 11:31; Jm 2:25.

The builder of Jericho is cursed.

26 ¶ And Joshuaº adjuredºª [them] at that² time,º saying,ºª Cursedºª [be] the manº beforeº the LORD,º that² riseth upºª and buildethºª² this² cityº² Jericho:º he shall lay the foundationºª thereof in his firstborn,º and in his youngestº [son] shall he set upºª the gatesº of it. 27 So the LORDº was² with² Joshua;º and his fameº was² [noised] throughout all² the country.º

[26] Nu 5:19; 1S 14:24; 1K 16:34; 22:16; Mal 1:4; Mt 26:63; Ac 19:13.
[27] Gn 39:2, 21; Dt 31:6; Jsh 1:5, 9; 9:1, 3, 9; 1S 2:30; 2S 7:9; Mt 4:24; 14:1; 18:20; 28:20; Ac 18:9; 2Co 13:14; 2Ti 4:17, 22.


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