19 (A)But all the silver and gold, and articles of bronze and iron are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.” 20 So the people shouted, and [a]the priests blew the trumpets; and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the (B)wall fell down [b]flat, so that the people went up into the city, everyone straight [c]ahead, and they took the city. 21 (C)They [d]utterly destroyed everything in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 6:20 Lit they
  2. Joshua 6:20 Lit in its place
  3. Joshua 6:20 Lit before himself
  4. Joshua 6:21 Or put under the ban

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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