give it them, by the falling down of the walls,
and this of their own accord, and without their labor. However, he
charged them to kill every one they should take, and not to abstain from
the slaughter of their enemies, either for weariness or for pity, and
not to fall on the spoil, and be thereby diverted from pursuing their
enemies as they ran away; but to destroy all the animals, and to take
nothing for their own peculiar advantage. He commanded them also to
bring together all the silver and gold, that it might be set apart as
first-fruits unto God out of this glorious exploit, as having gotten
them from the city they first took; only that they should save Rahab and
her kindred alive, because of the oath which the spies had sworn to her.

6. When he had said this, and had set his army in order, he brought
it against the city: so they went round the city again, the ark going
before them, and the priests encouraging the people to be zealous in the
work; and when they had gone round it seven times, and had stood still
a little, the wall fell down, while no instruments of war, nor any other
force, was applied to it by the Hebrews.

7. So they entered into Jericho, and slew all the men that were therein,
while they were aftrighted at the surprising overthrow of the walls,
and their courage was become useless, and they were not able to defend
themselves; so they were slain, and their throats cut, some in the ways,
and others as caught in their houses; nothing afforded them assistance,
but they all perished, even to the women and the children; and the city
was filled with dead bodies, and not one person escaped. They also burnt
the whole city, and the country about it; but they saved alive Rahab,
with her family, who had fled to her inn. And when she was brought to
him, Joshua owned to her that they owed her thanks for her preservation
of the spies: so he said he would not appear to be behind her in his
benefaction to her; whereupon he gave her certain lands immediately, and
had her in great esteem ever afterwards.

8. And if any part of the city escaped the fire, he overthrew it from
the foundation; and he denounced a curse [3]against its inhabitants, if
any should desire to rebuild it; how, upon his laying the foundation of
the walls, he should be deprived of his eldest son; and upon finishing
it, he should lose his youngest son. But what happened hereupon we shall
speak of hereafter.

9. Now there was an immense quan