After Joshua had spoken to the troops, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the Lord moved forward and blew the rams’ horns; the ark of the Lord’s covenant followed them.
Moses replied to them, “If you do this #— #if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,
He said to the troops, “Move forward, march around the city, and have the armed men go ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
While the rams’ horns were blowing, the armed men went in front of the priests who blew the rams’ horns, and the rear guard went behind the ark.