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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "JOS-6:1",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.1",
        "text": "Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in."
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        "n": 2,
        "refId": "JOS-6:2",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.2",
        "text": "And Jehovah said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "JOS-6:3",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.3",
        "text": "And ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days."
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        "n": 4,
        "refId": "JOS-6:4",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.4",
        "text": "And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams` horns before the ark: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "JOS-6:5",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.5",
        "text": "And it shall be, that, when they make a long blast with the ram`s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "JOS-6:6",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.6",
        "text": "And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams` horns before the ark of Jehovah."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "JOS-6:7",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.7",
        "text": "And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "JOS-6:8",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.8",
        "text": "And it was so, that, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams` horns before Jehovah passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah followed them."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "JOS-6:9",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.9",
        "text": "And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets, and the rearward went after the ark, [the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "JOS-6:10",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.10",
        "text": "And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "JOS-6:11",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.11",
        "text": "So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "JOS-6:12",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.12",
        "text": "And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "JOS-6:13",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.13",
        "text": "And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams` horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah, [the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "JOS-6:14",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.14",
        "text": "And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "JOS-6:15",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.15",
        "text": "And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "JOS-6:16",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.16",
        "text": "And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for Jehovah hath given you the city."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "JOS-6:17",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.17",
        "text": "And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "JOS-6:18",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.18",
        "text": "But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing; so would ye make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "JOS-6:19",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.19",
        "text": "But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy unto Jehovah: they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "JOS-6:20",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.20",
        "text": "So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with 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 took the city."
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "JOS-6:21",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.21",
        "text": "And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "JOS-6:22",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.22",
        "text": "And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot`s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her."
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "JOS-6:23",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.23",
        "text": "And the young men the spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; all her kindred also they brought out; and they set them without the camp of Israel."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "JOS-6:24",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.24",
        "text": "And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah."
      },{
        "n": 25,
        "refId": "JOS-6:25",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.25",
        "text": "But Rahab the harlot, and her father`s household, and all that she had, did Joshua save alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel unto this day, because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho."
      },{
        "n": 26,
        "refId": "JOS-6:26",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.26",
        "text": "And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it."
      },{
        "n": 27,
        "refId": "JOS-6:27",
        "verseRef": "Josh.6.27",
        "text": "So Jehovah was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land."
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