After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven trumpets before the Lord moved forward and blew the trumpets; 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 people, “Move forward, march around the city, and have the armed troops go ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
While the trumpets were blowing, the armed troops went in front of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard went behind the ark.