And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 journeyed, H5265 and came H935 to their cities H5892 on the third H7992 day. H3117 Now their cities H5892 were Gibeon, H1391 and Chephirah, H3716 and Beeroth, H881 and Kirjathjearim. H7157

That they feared H3372 greatly, H3966 because H3588 Gibeon H1391 was a great H1419 city, H5892 as one H259 of the royal H4467 cities, H5892 and because H3588 it was greater H1419 than H4480 Ai, H5857 and all H3605 the men H582 thereof were mighty. H1368

Then there was a famine H7458 in the days H3117 of David H1732 three H7969 years, H8141 year H8141 after H310 year; H8141 and David H1732 inquired H1245 of the LORD. H3068 And the LORD H3068 answered, H559 It is for Saul, H7586 and for his bloody H1818 house, H1004 because H5921 H834 he slew H4191 the Gibeonites. H1393

And the king H4428 called H7121 the Gibeonites, H1393 and said H559 to them; (now the Gibeonites H1393 were not of the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 but of the remnant H3499 of the Amorites; H567 and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 had sworn H7650 to them: and Saul H7586 sought H1245 to slay H5221 them in his zeal H7065 to the children H1121 of Israel H3478 and Judah. H3063 )

Now Jericho H3405 was straightly shut H5462 up because H6440 of the children H1121 of Israel: H3478 none H369 went H3318 out, and none H369 came H935 in.

And you shall compass H5437 the city, H5892 all H3605 you men H582 of war, H4421 and go H5362 round H5362 about the city H5892 once. H259 Thus H3541 shall you do H6213 six H8337 days. H3117

And it shall come H1961 to pass, that when they make a long H4900 blast with the ram's H3104 horn, H7161 and when you hear H8085 the sound H6963 of the trumpet, H7782 all H3605 the people H5971 shall shout H7321 with a great H1419 shout; H8643 and the wall H2346 of the city H5892 shall fall H5307 down flat, H8478 and the people H5971 shall ascend H5927 up every man H376 straight before H5048 him.

And he said H559 to the people, H5971 Pass H5674 on, and compass H5437 the city, H5892 and let him that is armed H2502 pass H5674 on H413 before H6440 the ark of the LORD. H3068

And the armed H2502 men went H1980 before H6440 the priests H3548 that blew H8628 with the trumpets, H7782 and the rear guard H622 came H1980 after H310 the ark, H727 the priests H3548 going H1980 on, and blowing H8628 with the trumpets. H7782

So the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 compassed H5437 the city, H5892 going H5362 about H5362 it once: H259 and they came H935 into the camp, H4264 and lodged H3885 in the camp. H4264

And seven H7651 priests bearing H5375 seven H7651 trumpets H7782 of rams' H3104 horns H3104 before H6440 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 went H1980 on H413 continually, H1980 and blew H8628 with the trumpets: H7782 and the armed H2502 men went H1980 before H6440 them; but the rear guard H622 came H1980 after H310 the ark H727 of the LORD, H3068 the priests H3548 going H1980 on, H413 and blowing H8628 with the trumpets. H7782

And it came H1961 to pass on the seventh H7637 day, H3117 that they rose H7925 early H7925 about the dawning H5927 of the day, H7837 and compassed H5437 the city H5892 after the same H2088 manner H4941 seven H7651 times: H6471 only H7535 on that day H3117 they compassed H5437 the city H5892 seven H7651 times. H6471

And the city H5892 shall be accursed, H2764 even it, and all H3605 that are therein, to the LORD: H3068 only H7535 Rahab H7343 the harlot H2181 shall live, H2421 she and all H3605 that are with her in the house, H1004 because H3588 she hid H2244 the messengers H4397 that we sent. H7971

But all H3605 the silver, H3701 and gold, H2091 and vessels H3627 of brass H5178 and iron, H1270 are consecrated H6944 to the LORD: H3068 they shall come H935 into the treasury H214 of the LORD. H3068

And they utterly destroyed H2763 all H3605 that was in the city, H5892 both man H376 and woman, H802 young H5288 and old, H2205 and ox, H7794 and sheep, H7716 and ass, H2543 with the edge H6310 of the sword. H2719

And the young H5288 men that were spies H7270 went H935 in, and brought H3318 out Rahab, H7343 and her father, H1 and her mother, H517 and her brothers, H251 and all H3605 that she had; and they brought H3318 out all H3605 her kindred, H4940 and left H5117 them without H2351 the camp H4264 of Israel. H3478

And Joshua H3091 saved H2421 Rahab H7343 the harlot H2181 alive, H2421 and her father's H1 household, H1004 and all H3605 that she had; and she dwells H3427 in Israel H3478 even to this H2088 day; H3117 because H3588 she hid H2244 the messengers, H4397 which H834 Joshua H3091 sent H7971 to spy H7270 out Jericho. H3405

So the LORD H3068 was with Joshua; H3091 and his fame H8089 was noised throughout all H3605 the country. H776

And the LORD H3068 said H559 to Joshua, H3091 Fear H3372 not, neither H408 be you dismayed: H2865 take H3947 all H3605 the people H5971 of war H4421 with you, and arise, H6965 go H5927 up to Ai: H5857 see, H7200 I have given H5414 into your hand H3027 the king H4428 of Ai, H5857 and his people, H5971 and his city, H5892 and his land: H776

So Joshua H3091 arose, H6965 and all H3605 the people H5971 of war, H4421 to go H5927 up against Ai: H5857 and Joshua H3091 chose H977 out thirty H7970 thousand H505 mighty H1368 men H376 of valor, H2428 and sent H7971 them away by night. H3915

And I, and all H3605 the people H5971 that are with me, will approach H7126 to the city: H5892 and it shall come H1961 to pass, when H3588 they come H3318 out against H7125 us, as at the first, H7223 that we will flee H5127 before H6440 them,

Then you shall rise H6965 up from the ambush, H693 and seize H3423 on the city: H5892 for the LORD H3068 your God H430 will deliver H5414 it into your hand. H3027

Joshua H3091 therefore sent H7971 them forth: and they went H3212 to lie in ambush, H693 and stayed H3427 between H996 Bethel H1008 and Ai, H5857 on the west H3220 side of Ai: H5857 but Joshua H3091 lodged H3885 that night H3915 among H8432 the people. H5971

And all H3605 the people, H5971 even the people H5971 of war H4421 that were with him, went H5927 up, and drew near, H5066 and came H935 before H5048 the city, H5892 and pitched H2583 on the north H6828 side of Ai: H5857 now there was a valley H1516 between H996 them and Ai. H5857

And when they had set H7760 the people, H5971 even all H3605 the host H4264 that was on the north H6828 of the city, H5892 and their liers in wait H6119 on the west H3220 of the city, H5892 Joshua H3091 went H3212 that night H3915 into the middle H8432 of the valley. H6010

And Joshua H3091 and all H3605 Israel H3478 made as if they were beaten H5060 before H6440 them, and fled H5127 by the way H1870 of the wilderness. H4057

And there was not a man H376 left H7604 in Ai H5857 or Bethel, H1008 that went H3318 not out after H310 Israel: H3478 and they left H5800 the city H5892 open, H6605 and pursued H7291 after Israel. H3478

And the ambush H693 arose H6965 quickly H4120 out of their place, H4725 and they ran H7323 as soon as he had stretched H5186 out his hand: H3027 and they entered H935 into the city, H5892 and took H3920 it, and hurried H4116 and set the city H5892 on fire. H784

And when Joshua H3091 and all H3605 Israel H3478 saw H7200 that the ambush H693 had taken H3920 the city, H5892 and that the smoke H6227 of the city H5892 ascended, H5927 then they turned H7725 again, H7725 and slew H5221 the men H582 of Ai. H5857

And the king H4428 of Ai H5857 they took H8610 alive, H2416 and brought H7126 him to Joshua. H3091

And so it was, that all H3605 that fell H5307 that day, H3117 both of men H376 and women, H802 were twelve H8147 H6240 thousand, H505 even all H3605 the men H582 of Ai. H5857

Only H7535 the cattle H929 and the spoil H7998 of that city H5892 Israel H3478 took for a prey H962 to themselves, H1992 according to the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 which H834 he commanded H6680 Joshua. H3091

And the king H4428 of Ai H5857 he hanged H8518 on H5921 a tree H6086 until H5704 eventide: H6256 H6153 and as soon as the sun H8121 was down, H935 Joshua H3091 commanded H6680 that they should take H3381 his carcass H5038 down H3381 from the tree, H6086 and cast H7993 it at H413 the entering H6607 of the gate H8179 of the city, H5892 and raise H6965 thereon H5921 a great H1419 heap H1530 of stones, H68 that remains to this H2088 day. H3117

As Moses H4872 the servant H5650 of the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 as it is written H3789 in the book H5612 of the law H8451 of Moses, H4872 an altar H4196 of whole H8003 stones, H68 over H5921 which H834 no H3808 man has lift H5130 up any iron: H1270 and they offered H5927 thereon H5921 burnt H5930 offerings to the LORD, H3068 and sacrificed H2076 peace H8002 offerings.

And all H3605 Israel, H3478 and their elders, H2205 and officers, H7860 and their judges, H8199 stood H5975 on this H2088 side the ark H727 and on that side before H5048 the priests H3548 the Levites, H3881 which bore H5375 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD, H3068 as well the stranger, H1616 as he that was born H249 among them; half H2677 of them over H413 against H4136 mount H2022 Gerizim, H1630 and half H2677 of them over H413 H4136 against H4136 mount H2022 Ebal; H5858 as Moses H4872 the servant H5650 of the LORD H3068 had commanded H6680 before, H7223 that they should bless H1288 the people H5971 of Israel. H3478

There was not a word H1697 of all H3605 that Moses H4872 commanded, H6680 which H834 Joshua H3091 read H7121 not before H5048 all H3605 the congregation H6951 of Israel, H3478 with the women, H802 and the little H2945 ones, and the strangers H1616 that were conversant H1980 among H7130 them.