25. But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho – and she lives among the Israelites to this day.
26. At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath: ‘Cursed before the Lord is the one who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho:‘At the cost of his firstborn sonhe will lay its foundations;at the cost of his youngesthe will set up its gates.’
27. So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.