Joshua 6:26

26 Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, ^x“Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho.

	“At the cost of his firstborn
		shall he lay its foundation,
	and at the cost of his youngest son
		shall he set up its gates.”

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1 Kings 16:34
In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

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