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Jericho Taken and Destroyed

[a]Now Jericho was shut up from within and from without because of the people of Israel; none went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given into your hand Jericho, with its king and mighty men of valor.

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Footnotes

  1. 6.1 Here, as elsewhere, the history has been worked over in accordance with certain theological ideas.

Now the gates of Jericho(A) were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered(B) Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.

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