The Israelites took Jericho in a very curious way. Every day for six
days the armed men marched around the city once. On the seventh day they
marched around seven times, while the priests blew their trumpets. Just
as they finished the last march, the trumpets gave a long blast and all
the people together gave a mighty shout. Then that strong, high wall fell
down flat, and they went in and took the city and burnt it and everything
in it except the silver and gold and vessels of brass and iron. The
rest of the people of Canaan were greatly surprised when they heard how
Jericho was captured.
[Illustration: THE FALL OF JERICHO.]