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25 Thus Joshua saved Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, and they still live among the Israelites because she hid the spies sent to Jericho by Joshua.

26 Then Joshua declared a terrible curse upon anyone who might rebuild Jericho, warning that when the foundation was laid, the builder’s oldest son would die, and when the gates were set up, his youngest son would die.[a]

27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his name became famous everywhere.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 6:26 See 1 Kings 16:34 for the fulfillment of this curse.

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