So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the trumpet sound and gave a great shout, the wall collapsed completely flat. Then the people went straight up into the city, each person going directly forward, and they captured the city.
This verse describes the miraculous moment when the walls of Jericho fell down flat after the Israelites shouted and the priests blew their trumpets, allowing them to capture the city.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Israel's conquest of the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership, around 1400 BC. The Israelites had just crossed the Jordan River and were beginning to take possession of Canaan as God had promised. Jericho was a heavily fortified city that stood as the first major obstacle to their conquest.
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