1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because the people were afraid of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.
2 Jehovah said to Joshua: »See, I have given into your hand Jericho, and the king there, and the mighty men of valor.
3 »March around the city with all your armed men. Go around the city once per day for six days.
4 »Seven priests will carry before you seven trumpets of rams horns along with the Ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times. The priests shall blow the trumpets.
5 »When you hear a long blast with the rams horn, all the people will shout with a great shout. The wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people will go up, every man straight in to the city.«
6 Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them: »Take up the Ark of the Covenant. Seven priests should carry seven trumpets of rams horns before the Ark of Jehovah.«
7 He said to the people: »Pass on, and circle the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the Ark of Jehovah.«