What happensPermalink
At God’s command, the army and the ark march around Jericho once a day for six days, then seven times on the seventh day. The wall falls flat, and the army conquers the city, killing all inhabitants except Rahab and her family.
Why it mattersPermalink
The army does not enact a regular siege but a ritual intended to show the power of God. As God commanded, they destroy the city and kill its inhabitants as a sort of “firstfruits” offering of the land to God.
Key versePermalink
So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city.