They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.
"The emphasis on the number seven (fourteen times in this chapter [cf. Exodus 24:16; 2 Kings 3:9; Job 2:11-13; Ezekiel 3:15]), the use of ceremonial trumpets (made from ram’s horns), the presence of priests, and the prominence of the ark all indicate that the conquest of Jericho was more than a military campaign; it was a religious event. Israel must always remember that the land was God’s gift to them." [Note: Ibid., p. 278.] 