"You shall marcharoundthe city,allthe menof warcirclingthe cityonce.You shall dosofor sixdays.
Now figureslikeoxen[were] underit [and] allaroundit, tencubits,entirelyencirclingthe sea.The oxen[were] in tworows,castin one piece.
"Onlydo not rebelagainst the LORD;and do not fearthe peopleof the land,for they will be our prey.Their protectionhas been removedfrom them, and the LORDis with us; do not fearthem."
But we havethistreasurein earthenvessels,sothat the surpassing greatnessof the powerwill be of Godand not from ourselves;
So he had the arkof the LORDtakenaroundthe city,circling[it] once;then they cameinto the campand spentthe nightin the camp.
Thus the seconddaythey marchedaroundthe cityonceand returnedto the camp;they didsofor sixdays.
The LORDsaidto Joshua,"See,I have givenJerichointo your hand,with its king[and] the valiantwarriors.
"Also sevenpriestsshall carryseventrumpetsof rams'hornsbeforethe ark;then on the seventhdayyou shall marcharoundthe cityseventimes,and the priestsshall blowthe trumpets.
Then he saidto the people,"Goforward,and marcharoundthe city,and let the armedmen goon beforethe arkof the LORD."
