Then she let them go down by a cord through the window. For her house was on the town wall, and she lived on the wall.

Behold, when we come into the land, you shall set this line of scarlet thread in the window from which you let us down. And you shall bring your father and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father's household, home to you.

And she said, Let it be according to your word. And she sent them away, and they departed. And she set the scarlet line in the window.

Then you shall let your sons know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven ram's horns in front of the ark of Jehovah.

And he said to the people, Pass on, and go around the city. And let him who is armed pass on in front of the ark of Jehovah.

And they returned to Joshua and said to him, Let not all the people go up. But let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Do not make all the people labor there, for they are few.

And the others came out of the city against them. So they were in the middle of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side. And they struck them so that they let none of them remain or escape.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a treaty with them, to let them live. And the rulers of the congregation swore to them.

This we will do to them. We will even let them live, lest wrath be on us because of the oath which we swore to them.

And the rulers said to them, Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the rulers had promised them.

And that day Joshua took Makkedah and struck it with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed the king of it, them, and every soul in it. He let none remain. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho.

And Jehovah delivered it also, and its king, into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every soul in it. He let none remain in it, but did to its king as he did to the king of Jericho.

that we have built us an altar to turn from following Jehovah. Or if we have built an altar to offer on it burnt offering or food offering, or if to offer peace offerings on it, let Jehovah Himself require it.

And we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,