13. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets made from rams’ horns were going in front of the Lord’s chest, blowing trumpets continuously. The armed soldiers were going in front of them. The rear guard was coming after the Lord’s chest, blowing trumpets continuously.
14. They circled the city one time on the second day. Then they went back to the camp. They did this for six days.
15. On the seventh day, they got up at dawn. They circled the city in this way seven times. It was only on that day that they circled the city seven times.
16. The seventh time, the priests blew the trumpets. Then Joshua said to the people, "Shout, because the Lord has given you the city!
17. The city and everything in it is to be utterly wiped out as something reserved for the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute is to stay alive, along with everyone with her in her house. This is because she hid the messengers we sent.
18. But you, keep away from the things set aside for God so that you don’t desire and take some of the things reserved. That would turn the camp of Israel into a thing doomed to be utterly wiped out and bring calamity on it.
19. All silver and gold, along with bronze and iron equipment, are holy to the Lord. They must go into the Lord’s treasury."
20. Then the people shouted. They blew the trumpets. As soon as the people heard the trumpet blast, they shouted a loud war cry. Then the wall collapsed. The people went up against the city, attacking straight ahead. They captured the city.
21. Without mercy, they wiped out everything in the city as something reserved for God—man and woman, young and old, cattle, sheep, and donkeys.
22. Joshua spoke to the two men who had scouted out the land. "Go to the prostitute’s house. Bring out the woman from there, along with everyone related to her, exactly as you pledged to her."