| Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Now Jericho was strongly fortified because of the Israelites--no one leaving or entering. | 1Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one was allowed to go out or in. |
| 2The LORD said to Joshua, "Look, I have handed Jericho, its king, and its best soldiers over to you. | 2But the LORD said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors. |
| 3March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days. | 3You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. |
| 4Have seven priests carry seven ram's-horn trumpets in front of the ark. But on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the trumpets. | 4Seven priests will walk ahead of the Ark, each carrying a ram’s horn. On the seventh day you are to march around the town seven times, with the priests blowing the horns. |
| 5When there is a prolonged blast of the horn and you hear its sound, have all the troops give a mighty shout. Then the city wall will collapse, and the troops will advance, each man straight ahead." | 5When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams’ horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.” |
| 6So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven trumpets in front of the ark of the LORD." | 6So Joshua called together the priests and said, “Take up the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant, and assign seven priests to walk in front of it, each carrying a ram’s horn.” |
| 7He said to the troops, "Move forward, march around the city, and have the armed men go ahead of the ark of the LORD." | 7Then he gave orders to the people: “March around the town, and the armed men will lead the way in front of the Ark of the LORD.” |
| 8After Joshua had spoken to the troops, seven priests carrying seven trumpets before the LORD moved forward and blew the trumpets; the ark of the LORD's covenant followed them. | 8After Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests with the rams’ horns started marching in the presence of the LORD, blowing the horns as they marched. And the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant followed behind them. |
| 9While the trumpets were blowing, the armed men went in front of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard went behind the ark. | 9Some of the armed men marched in front of the priests with the horns and some behind the Ark, with the priests continually blowing the horns. |
| 10But Joshua had commanded the troops: "Do not shout or let your voice be heard. Don't let one word come out of your mouth until the time I say, 'Shout!' Then you are to shout." | 10“Do not shout; do not even talk,” Joshua commanded. “Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout. Then shout!” |
| 11So the ark of the LORD was carried around the city, circling it once. They returned to the camp and spent the night there. | 11So the Ark of the LORD was carried around the town once that day, and then everyone returned to spend the night in the camp. |
| 12Joshua got up early the next morning. The priests took the ark of the LORD, | 12Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests again carried the Ark of the LORD. |
| 13and the seven priests carrying seven trumpets marched in front of the ark of the LORD. While the trumpets were blowing, the armed men went in front of them, and the rear guard went behind the ark of the LORD. | 13The seven priests with the rams’ horns marched in front of the Ark of the LORD, blowing their horns. Again the armed men marched both in front of the priests with the horns and behind the Ark of the LORD. All this time the priests were blowing their horns. |
| 14On the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days. | 14On the second day they again marched around the town once and returned to the camp. They followed this pattern for six days. |
| 15Early on the seventh day, they started at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same way. That was the only day they marched around the city seven times. | 15On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time they went around the town seven times. |
| 16After the seventh time, the priests blew the trumpets, and Joshua said to the troops, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city. | 16The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the town! |
| 17But the city and everything in it are set apart to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live, because she hid the messengers we sent. | 17Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies. |
| 18But keep yourselves from the things set apart, or you will be set apart for destruction. If you take any of those things, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and make trouble for it. | 18“Do not take any of the things set apart for destruction, or you yourselves will be completely destroyed, and you will bring trouble on the camp of Israel. |
| 19For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the LORD and must go into the LORD's treasury." | 19Everything made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron is sacred to the LORD and must be brought into his treasury.” |
| 20So the troops shouted, and the trumpets sounded. When they heard the blast of the trumpet, the troops gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. The troops advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city. | 20When the people heard the sound of the rams’ horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the town and captured it. |
| 21They completely destroyed everything in the city with the sword--every man and woman, both young and old, and every ox, sheep, and donkey. | 21They completely destroyed everything in it with their swords—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, goats, and donkeys. |
| 22Joshua said to the two men who had scouted the land, "Go to the prostitute's house and bring the woman out of there, and all who are with her, just as you swore to her." | 22Meanwhile, Joshua said to the two spies, “Keep your promise. Go to the prostitute’s house and bring her out, along with all her family.” |
| 23So the young men who had scouted went in and brought out Rahab and her father, mother, brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel. | 23The men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all the other relatives who were with her. They moved her whole family to a safe place near the camp of Israel. |
| 24They burned the city and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD's house. | 24Then the Israelites burned the town and everything in it. Only the things made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron were kept for the treasury of the LORD’s house. |
| 25However, Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, her father's family, and all who belonged to her, because she hid the messengers Joshua had sent to spy on Jericho, and she still lives in Israel today. | 25So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day. |
| 26At that time Joshua imposed this curse: The man who undertakes the rebuilding of this city, Jericho, is cursed before the LORD. He will lay its foundation at the cost of his firstborn; he will finish its gates at the cost of his youngest. | 26At that time Joshua invoked this curse: “May the curse of the LORD fall on anyone who tries to rebuild the town of Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn son, he will lay its foundation. At the cost of his youngest son, he will set up its gates.” |
| 27And the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land. | 27So the LORD was with Joshua, and his reputation spread throughout the land. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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