Jos 6:22-25 | JFB | STEP | 22-23. Joshua had said ... Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath-- It is evident that the town walls were not demolished universally, at least all at once, for Rahab's house was allowed to stand until her relatives were rescued according to promise.

‏ Joshua 6:22-25

Jos 6:22-25. Rahab Is Saved.

22-23. Joshua had said ... Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath--It is evident that the town walls were not demolished universally, at least all at once, for Rahab's house was allowed to stand until her relatives were rescued according to promise.

24. burned the city ... and all ... therein--except the silver, gold, and other metals, which, as they would not burn, were added to the treasury of the sanctuary.

25. she--Rahab

dwelleth in Israel unto this day--a proof that this book was written not long after the events related.

Jos 6:26, 27. The Rebuilder of Jericho Cursed.