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19 All the silver and gold and things made from bronze and iron belong to the Lord and must ·be saved for him [L go into the treasury of the Lord].”

20 When the priests blew the trumpets, the ·people [army] shouted. At the sound of the trumpets and the ·people’s [army’s] shout, the walls fell, and everyone ·ran [charged] straight into the city. So the Israelites ·defeated [captured; took] that city. 21 They ·completely destroyed [devoted to the Lord] with the ·sword [L edge of the sword] every living thing in the city—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, and donkeys.

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19 All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron(A) are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.”

20 When the trumpets sounded,(B) the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout,(C) the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.(D) 21 They devoted(E) the city to the Lord and destroyed(F) with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.

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