Joshua 6:12–20

¹²Joshua got up early the next morning. The priests took 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 troops went in front of them, and the rear guard went behind the ark of the Lord. ¹⁴On the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this 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. ¹⁶After the seventh time, the priests blew the trumpets, and Joshua said to the people, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city. ¹⁷But the city and everything in it are set apart to the Lord for destruction. ^oOnly Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live, ^pbecause she hid the men ^qwe sent. ¹⁸But keep yourselves from the things set apart, or you will be set apart for destruction. If you ^rtake any of those things, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster on it. 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.” ^s

²⁰So the people shouted, and the trumpets sounded. When they heard the blast of the trumpet, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. ^tThe people advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city.