And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

 And ye shall ^acompass^• the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

 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.

 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.

 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ^aark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.

 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.

 ¶ 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.

 ¶ And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and ^athe^• rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

 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.

 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

 ¶ And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

 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.

 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

 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.

 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.

 ¶ And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the ^aharlot^• shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from ^athe^• 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.

 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.

 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 ^awall^• fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

 THEN was Jesus ^aled up of the Spirit into the wilderness ^bto^• be ^ctempted of the devil.

 And when he had ^afasted^{• b}forty^• days and forty nights, ^che^• was afterward an hungred.

 And when the ^atempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made ^bbread.

 But he answered and said, It is written, ^aMan^• shall not ^blive by ^cbread alone, but by every ^dword that proceedeth out of the ^emouth of God.

 ^aThen^• the devil taketh him up into the ^bholy^• city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

 ^aAnd^• saith unto him, ^bIf^• thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not ^atempt^• the Lord thy God.

 ^aAgain^•, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the ^bkingdoms^• of the world, and the glory of them;

 ^aAnd^• saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, ^aSatan: for it is written, Thou shalt ^bworship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

 Then the devil leaveth him, ^aand^•, behold, ^bangels came and ministered unto him.

 AND Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named ^aRahab^•, and lodged there.

 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

Jericho is taken and destroyed—Only Rahab and her household are saved.

 By faith the ^awalls^• of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

 ¶ And Joshua ^aadjured^• them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city ^bJericho^•: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

 ¶ In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build ^aJericho^•: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of ^bNun^•.

 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

 ¶ And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.

 And he said, Bring me a new ^acruse^•, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.

 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the ^asalt^• in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these ^bwaters^•; there shall not be from thence any more death or ^cbarren land.

 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

 ¶ And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind ^aBartimaeus^•, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the ^ablind^• man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath ^amade^• thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

 ¶ And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy ^asight: thy ^bfaith^• hath saved thee.

 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, ^aglorifying^• God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and ^awounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

 But a certain ^aSamaritan^•, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had ^bcompassion on him,

 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took ^acare of him.

 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the ^ahost^•, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.