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Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. <a href="/nlt/joshua/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies. <a href="/esv/joshua/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. <a href="/bsb/joshua/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent. <a href="/kjv/joshua/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Now the city shall be doomed by the LORD to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the city shall be designated for destruction, it and everything that is in it belongs to the LORD; only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. <a href="/nasb/joshua/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. <a href="/lsb/joshua/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the city shall be devoted to destruction, it and all that is in it belongs to Yahweh; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in the house shall live because she hid the messengers whom we sent. <a href="/amp/joshua/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The city and everything that is in it shall be under the ban [that is, designated to be destroyed as a form of tribute] to the LORD; only Rahab the prostitute and all [the people] who are with her in her house shall [be allowed to] live, because she hid and protected the messengers (scouts) whom we sent. <a href="/csb/joshua/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But the city and everything in it are set apart to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live, because she hid the messengers we sent. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But the city and everything in it are set apart to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live, because she hid the men we sent. <a href="/asv/joshua/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/joshua/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But you must destroy it and everything in it, to show that it now belongs to the LORD. The woman Rahab helped the spies we sent, so protect her and the others who are inside her house. But kill everyone else in the town. <a href="/erv/joshua/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. <a href="/gwt/joshua/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The city has been claimed by the LORD. Everything in it belongs to the LORD. Only the prostitute Rahab and all who are in the house with her will live because she hid the messengers we sent. <a href="/gnt/joshua/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> The city and everything in it must be totally destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only the prostitute Rahab and her household will be spared, because she hid our spies. <a href="/isv/joshua/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> The city—along with everything in it—is to be turned over to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone who is with her in her house may live, because she hid the scouts we sent. <a href="/msb/joshua/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent. <a href="/net/joshua/6.htm">NET Bible</a> The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the LORD, except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the spies we sent. <a href="/nheb/joshua/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. <a href="/wbt/joshua/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are in it, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. <a href="/web/joshua/6.htm">World English Bible</a> The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to Yahweh. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the city has been devoted, it and all that [is] in it, to YHWH; only Rahab the harlot lives, she and all who [are] with her in the house, for she hid the messengers whom we sent; <a href="/ylt/joshua/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the city hath been devoted, it and all that is in it, to Jehovah; only Rahab the harlot doth live, she and all who are with her in the house, for she hid the messengers whom we sent; <a href="/slt/joshua/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the city was devoted, it, and all which is in it, to Jehovah: only Rehab the harlot shall live; she and all which with her in the house, because she hid the messengers which we sent.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it, to the Lord. Let only Rahab the harlot live, with all that are with her in the house: for she hid the messengers whom we sent. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And let this city be anathema, with all the things that are within it, before the Lord. May only Rahab the harlot live, with all who are with her in the house. For she hid the messengers whom we sent. <a href="/nabre/joshua/6.htm">New American Bible</a> The city and everything in it is under the ban. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are in the house with her are to live, because she hid the messengers we sent. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The city and all that is in it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live because she hid the messengers we sent.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And this city and all that is therein, is to be devoted to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot you shall spare, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the spies that we sent. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And this city and everything that is in it shall be destruction to LORD JEHOVAH; only save Rakhab the Harlot and everyone who is with her in the house because she hid those spies whom we sent<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. <a href="/sep/joshua/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the city shall be devoted, it and all things that are in it, to the Lord of Hosts: only do ye save Raab the harlot, and all things in her house. <a href="/parallel/joshua/6-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=1206" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/6.htm">The Walls of Jericho</a> …16After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city! 17<a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">Now the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">must be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2764.htm" title="2764: ḥê·rem (N-ms) -- A net, a doomed object, extermination. Or cherem; from charam; physical a net; usually a doomed object; abstr. Extermination.">devoted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD for destruction.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although.">Only</a> <a href="/hebrew/7343.htm" title="7343: rā·ḥāḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A harlot in Jericho. The same as rachab; proud; Rachab, a Canaanitess.">Rahab</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: haz·zō·w·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">the prostitute</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all those</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with her</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in her house</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: tiḥ·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">will live,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/2244.htm" title="2244: heḥ·bə·’a·ṯāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- To withdraw, hide. A primitive root; to secrete.">she hid</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">the spies</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·lā·ḥə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">we sent.</a> 18But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a> By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. <a href="/james/2-25.htm">James 2:25</a> In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a> Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a> But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. <a href="/acts/16-31.htm">Acts 16:31</a> They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” <a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a> As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” <a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm">1 Peter 2:10</a> Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a> For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast. <a href="/luke/19-9.htm">Luke 19:9-10</a> Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham. / For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” <a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">Revelation 17:14</a> They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.” <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a> Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31-33</a> And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. / You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a> and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. <a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Leviticus 27:28-29</a> Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD. / No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death. <a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2-3</a> So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.” / And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.accursed.<a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Joshua 7:1</a> But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.<a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Leviticus 27:28,29</a> Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD… <a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2,3</a> And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities… only Rahab<a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1</a> And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.because<a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Joshua 6:22,23</a> But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her… <a href="/joshua/2-4.htm">Joshua 2:4-6,22</a> And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: … <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a> And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-17.htm">Ban</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-17.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/joshua/6-16.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-17.htm">Devoted</a> <a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/joshua/2-6.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/joshua/2-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joshua/2-13.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-26.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/joshua/2-3.htm">Rahab</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/joshua/2-4.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/numbers/31-15.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/6-18.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/joshua/6-18.htm">Ban</a> <a href="/joshua/7-15.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/joshua/6-20.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/6-18.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/joshua/7-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/joshua/6-18.htm">Devoted</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/joshua/8-9.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joshua/9-7.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/joshua/6-23.htm">Rahab</a> <a href="/joshua/9-26.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/joshua/8-2.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/joshua/6-24.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/6-24.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 6</div>1. <a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Jericho is shut up</a> 2. <a href="/joshua/6-2.htm">God instructs Joshua how to beseige it</a> 12. <a href="/joshua/6-12.htm">The city is composed</a> 17. <a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">It is accursed</a> 20. <a href="/joshua/6-20.htm">The walls fall down</a> 22. <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Rahab is saved</a> 26. <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">The builder of Jericho is cursed</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. This phrase refers to the concept of "herem," a Hebrew term meaning something devoted to God, often through complete destruction. In the context of ancient warfare, this was a common practice among the Israelites, signifying that the victory and spoils belonged entirely to God. Jericho, as the first city conquered in the Promised Land, was to be a firstfruits offering to God. This act of devotion underscores the holiness and sovereignty of God, demanding total obedience and the removal of anything that could lead Israel into idolatry. The destruction of Jericho also serves as a judgment against the Canaanite culture, which was steeped in practices detestable to God, such as idolatry and immorality.Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, Rahab's inclusion highlights God's grace and the power of faith. Despite her background, Rahab's faith in the God of Israel (as seen in <a href="/joshua/2.htm">Joshua 2</a>) led to her and her family's salvation. This act of mercy prefigures the inclusion of Gentiles into the covenant community, as seen in the New Testament. Rahab is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a>), illustrating God's redemptive plan through history. Her house, marked by the scarlet cord, symbolizes protection and deliverance, akin to the Passover lamb's blood in Exodus.because she hid the spies we sent. Rahab's actions demonstrated her faith and allegiance to the God of Israel. By hiding the spies, she risked her life, showing a commitment to God's purposes over her own people. This act of faith is commended in <a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Hebrews 11:31</a> and <a href="/james/2-25.htm">James 2:25</a>, where Rahab is praised for her works as evidence of her faith. Her story exemplifies the biblical principle that faith without works is dead, and it serves as a powerful testimony of how God can use unlikely individuals to fulfill His divine purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a> A fortified city in Canaan, the first city conquered by the Israelites under Joshua's leadership. It represents the beginning of the Israelites' conquest of the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of the Israelites after Moses, tasked with leading the people into the Promised Land. He is a central figure in the conquest of Jericho. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rahab.htm">Rahab</a> A prostitute living in Jericho who hid the Israelite spies. Her faith and actions led to her and her family's salvation during the city's destruction. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_spies.htm">The Spies</a> Israelite men sent by Joshua to scout Jericho. Their mission was crucial in the strategic planning for the city's conquest. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The God of Israel, who commanded the destruction of Jericho and the sparing of Rahab, demonstrating His justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/devotion_to_god's_commands.htm">Devotion to God’s Commands</a> The destruction of Jericho illustrates the importance of complete obedience to God's instructions, even when they are difficult or seem harsh. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_action.htm">Faith and Action</a> Rahab's account demonstrates that true faith is accompanied by actions. Her faith led her to protect the spies, resulting in her salvation. <a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_redemption.htm">God’s Mercy and Redemption</a> Rahab's inclusion in the lineage of Jesus highlights God's mercy and His willingness to redeem those who turn to Him, regardless of their past. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The destruction of Jericho serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the consequences of living in opposition to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_salvation.htm">The Role of Faith in Salvation</a> Rahab's faith was instrumental in her salvation, pointing to the New Testament teaching that faith is essential for salvation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 6</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'anathema'_mean_biblically.htm">What does "anathema" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_achan's_sin_cause_israel's_loss.htm">Why did Achan's disobedience lead to Israel's defeat?</a> <a href="/q/why_was_rahab_spared_in_joshua_6_25.htm">If God’s command was to destroy everything, why was Rahab alone spared, and does this imply inconsistency (Joshua 6:25)?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_joshua_20's_mercy_with_6's_violence.htm">How can the compassionate approach to accidental killers in Joshua 20 be reconciled with the violent conquests described earlier, such as in Joshua 6? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) The city shall be accursed.--Heb., shall be cherem, "a devoted or accursed thing"; and so <a href="/joshua/6-18.htm" title="And you, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest you make yourselves accursed, when you take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.">Joshua 6:18</a>, "from the accursed thing." (See Note on <a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm" title="Neither shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be a cursed thing like it: but you shall utterly detest it, and you shall utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.">Deuteronomy 7:26</a>.) The combination of the two ideas of devotion to God and utter destruction may be seen in the sin offering (<a href="/leviticus/6-25.htm" title="Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.">Leviticus 6:25</a>), which is called "holy of holies," or most holy, and yet, when offered for the priest or congregation, must be utterly consumed.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - Accursed. Rather, devotea, ἀναθεμα LXX. The original meaning of this word is derived from הרם to "shut up." Hence it originally means "a net." With this we may compare the well known Eastern word harem, meaning the enclosed apartments reserved for the women of the family. Hence it comes to mean under a ban, devoted, generally to utter destruction under the pressure of a vow to God, as in <a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2</a>, or in consequence of His command (see <a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Deuteronomy 13:15</a> (Hebrew 16); <a href="/1_kings/20-42.htm">1 Kings 20:42</a>, "the man of my devoting," חֶרְמִי, etc). But in <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Leviticus 27:21</a>, <a href="/numbers/18-14.htm">Numbers 18:14</a>, the חֵרֵמ as devoted to the Lord, became the property of the priest. This ban was the most solemn and tremendous religious sentence, the absolute and final excommunication of the old law. The sin of Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/15.htm">1 Samuel 15</a>.) was the sparing of anything whatever in the city which had been laid under the ban - a ban which Saul had been specially commanded to execute (<a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a>) according to the principles laid down in <a href="/deuteronomy/13.htm">Deuteronomy 13</a>. When Keil, however, states that the ban "could never be pronounced upon things and property alone, but only upon open idolaters, either with or without their possessions," he appears to have overlooked <a href="/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16-21</a>, where a man may devote irredeemably to God property of his own (cf. ver. 28 of the same chapter). In his subsequent work, however, Keil qualifies this assertion by a consideration of this very passage. Idolatrous worship was the one thing which justified the Israelites in laying one of their own cities under the ban (see <a href="/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12</a> 18, above cited). But (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a>) it had been pronounced against the Canaanites. Property, how. ever, save in the case of Jericho, seems to have been exempted from the ban (see <a href="/joshua/8-2.htm">Joshua 8:2</a>). Even at Jericho the silver and the gold, the brass and the iron, were placed in the treasury of the Lord (Joshua 5:19, 24). "Why," says Theodoret, "was the city thus devoted? It was devoted on the same principle which offered the first fruits to God, since it was the first fruits of their conquests." Because she hid. See for the peculiar form of this word as though it came from a quadriliteral הבאה <a href="/commentaries/joshua/6-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now the city הָעִ֥יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and everything וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every in it בָּ֖הּ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> must be וְהָיְתָ֨ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be devoted חֵ֛רֶם (ḥê·rem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2764.htm">Strong's 2764: </a> A net, a doomed object, extermination to the LORD. לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Only רַק֩ (raq) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 7535: </a> But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless Rahab רָחָ֨ב (rā·ḥāḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7343.htm">Strong's 7343: </a> Rahab -- a harlot in Jericho the prostitute הַזּוֹנָ֜ה (haz·zō·w·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> To commit adultery, to commit idolatry and all those וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every with her אִתָּ֣הּ (’it·tāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among in her house בַּבַּ֔יִת (bab·ba·yiṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house will live, תִּֽחְיֶ֗ה (tiḥ·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> To live, to revive because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction she hid הֶחְבְּאַ֔תָה (heḥ·bə·’a·ṯāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2244.htm">Strong's 2244: </a> To withdraw, hide the spies הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים (ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel we sent. שָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃ (šā·lā·ḥə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">OT History: Joshua 6:17 The city shall be devoted even it (Josh. 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