At the end of strict obedience, Joshua commanded the people to shout for the Lord had given them the city ( Joshua 6:1-20 ). The city was utterly destroyed save Rahab and her house ( Joshua 6:21-25 ; Hebrews 11:31 ). Joshua predicted that a curse should rest upon the ruined city, declaring that the man who attempted to rebuild it should lay the foundation in his firstborn, and in his youngest son he should set up the gates of it ( Joshua 6:26 ). The destruction of Jericho made Joshua famous ( Joshua 6:27 ).
On the account of this one sin Israel was defeated and disgraced by the Canaanites ( Joshua 7:2-5 ). The guilty individual and all his family were destroyed in the valley of Achor ( Joshua 7:22-26 ).
The Levites also received suburbs for their cattle which were to extend two thousand cubits in every direction from the city ( Numbers 35:1-5 Joshua 21:8 ). The number of cities given by each tribe was,