1. Now Jericho was tightly secured before the children of Israel. There was no one leaving or entering.
2. The Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho, its king, and mighty men of valor into your hand.
3. All the men of fighting age shall march around the city. Circle the city once. Do this for six days.
4. Seven priests shall carry seven ram’s horn trumpets before the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets.
5. When they blow a long blast on the ram’s horn and when you hear the trumpet sound, all the people shall shout a loud battle cry. The walls of the city will fall down, and the people will go up, every man straight ahead.”
6. So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant. Seven priests bearing seven ram’s horn trumpets shall be in front of the ark of the Lord.”