1 Now Jericho was shut up tight because of the sons of Israel. None went out, and none came in.

2 And LORD said to Joshua, See, I have given Jericho into thy hand, and the king of it, and the mighty men of valor.

3 And ye shall encompass the city, all the men of war, going around the city once. Thus shall thou do six days.

4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. And the seventh day ye shall encompass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

5 And it shall be, that, when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout. And the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall g

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of LORD.

7 And they said to the people, Pass on, and encompass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of LORD.