Bible Verses About the Wall of Jericho: 12

"Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the Lord said to Joshua, "See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in." … When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city."

— Joshua 6:1-5, 20 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about the wall of Jericho want Scripture on Joshua 6 — the chomah of Jericho that fell at the shout — not only courage alone, promised-land alone, obedience alone, or deliverance alone as generic themes. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about courage, Bible verses about the promised land, Bible verses about obedience, Bible verses about deliverance, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about trust, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about Mount Sinai, Bible verses about living God, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, Bible verses about Rahab's faith, Bible verses about the shofar, and Bible verse of the day. Wall of Jericho here means the Joshua 6 wall that collapsed at the long blast and shout — distinct from generic courage, promised-land entry, and obedience lists alone, and distinct from Rahab's scarlet-cord faith and the showphar word-study alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, חוֹמָה chomah (Strong's H2346; Bible Hub H2346) — wall; and יְרִיחוֹ Yeriychow (Strong's H3405; Bible Hub H3405) — Jericho. In Joshua 6 the Lord delivers Jericho; Israel marches; priests carry rams' horns before the ark; on the seventh day the wall collapses and the army goes straight in. This list tracks that wall-of-Jericho inventory — not courage-alone twelve, promised-land-alone twelve, or obedience-alone twelve.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 6 presses the wall as the place where faith obeys a strange command and God brings the city down (Bible Hub MHC Joshua 6; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Joshua 6). (Courage, promised-land, and obedience pages live elsewhere; this list centers the wall of Jericho in Joshua 6.)

12 Bible verses about the wall of Jericho

1. Joshua 6:1-2. "Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the Lord said to Joshua, "See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men."" Gates barred — yet delivered into your hands. See Bible verses about deliverance.

2. Joshua 6:3-5. "March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in." March, horns, shout — then the wall collapses. See Bible verses about the shofar.

3. Joshua 6:6-7. "So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it." And he ordered the army, "Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord."" Ark and trumpets — advance and march. See Bible verses about obedience.

4. Joshua 6:10. "But Joshua had commanded the army, "Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!"" Silent until the day to shout. See Bible verses about trust.

5. Joshua 6:15-16. "On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, "Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!"" Seventh day — shout, for the Lord has given. See Bible verses about faith.

6. Joshua 6:20. "When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city." The wall collapsed — straight in. See Bible verses about courage.

7. Joshua 6:21. "They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys." City devoted — the wall's aftermath. See Bible verses about the promised land.

8. Joshua 6:22-23. "Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the prostitute's house and bring her out and all who belong to her, in accordance with your oath to her." So the young men who had done the spying went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother, her brothers and sisters and all who belonged to her. They brought out her entire family and put them in a place outside the camp of Israel." Rahab brought out — oath kept after the wall fell. See Bible verses about Rahab's faith.

9. Hebrews 11:30. "By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days." By faith the walls fell — seven days. See Bible verses about faith.

10. Psalm 18:29. "With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall." Scale a wall — with God. See Bible verses about hope.

11. 2 Corinthians 10:4. "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." Divine power to demolish strongholds — New Testament echo of walls that fall by God's hand. See Bible verses about living God.

12. Joshua 6:27. "So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land." The Lord was with Joshua — after Jericho. See Bible verses about Jesus.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the wall of Jericho — not twelve as a grind. If you need the classic collapse at the shout, start at Joshua 6:20. If you need the seven-day march command, open Joshua 6:3–5. If you need faith's roll call on the walls, open Hebrews 11:30. For Rahab's faith and the scarlet cord, open Bible verses about Rahab's faith. For the showphar / ram's-horn word study, open Bible verses about the shofar. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about the wall of Jericho?

Joshua 6:20 is the clear starting place; Joshua 6:3–5 and Hebrews 11:30 press the command and faith's testimony that the walls fell.

How do Bible verses about the wall of Jericho differ from courage alone?

Courage pages gather boldness across Scripture. This list centers Joshua 6 — the barred city, the march, and the wall that collapsed at the shout.

What Hebrew words sit under wall of Jericho?

Chomah (H2346) — wall; Yeriychow (H3405) — Jericho. Together: the wall of Jericho in Joshua 6.

Why isn't a generic "be strong and courageous" lead on this page?

Those exclusive courage leads stay on the courage hub so the lists stay distinct (this page owns the Joshua 6 wall inventory above).

How is the wall of Jericho different from Rahab's faith alone?

Rahab's-faith pages gather Joshua 2 and Hebrews 11:31. This list centers the city's wall that fell in Joshua 6.