not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that
floweth with milk and honey.
[7] And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for
they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
[8] And it came to pass,
when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they
were whole.
[9] And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from
off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
[10] And the children of Israel
encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of
Jericho.
[11] And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened
cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
[12] And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had
eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of
the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
[13] And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in
his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
[14] And
he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the
earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
[15] And the captain of
the LORD's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest
is holy. And Joshua did so.
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[1] Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came
in.
[2] And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof,
and the mighty men of valour.
[3] And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about
the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
[4] 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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8]
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.
[9] And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets,
and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
[10] 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.
[11] So the
ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in
the camp.
[12] And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
[13]
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 rereward came after the ark of
the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
[14] And the second day they compassed
the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
[15] 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.
[16] 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.
[17] 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.
[18] 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.
[19]
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.
[20] 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