Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No on was allowed to go in or out. But the Lord said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors. You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. Seven priests will walk ahead of the Ark, each carrying a ram’s horn. On the seventh day, you are to march around the town seven times, with the priests blowing their horns. When you hear the priests give one long blast on the ram’s horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.” (vv. 1-5 NLT)
On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time, they went around the town seven times. The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the town!” Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed as a sin offering to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies.” (vv 15-17, NLT)
When the people heard the sound of the ram’s horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the town and captured it. (v. 20, NLT)