8. And when Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the presence of Yahweh went forward and they blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed behind them.
9. And the armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while they were blowing the trumpets.
10. But Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You will not shout, and you will not let your voice be heard; a word will not go out from your mouth until the day I say to you ‘Shout!’ Then you will shout.”
11. And the ark of Yahweh went around the city, circling once, and they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.
12. Then Joshua got up early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.
13. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of the rams’ horns before the ark of Yahweh went on continually, and they blew on the trumpets. And the armed men went before them, and the rear guard came after the ark of Yahweh, while the trumpets blew continually.
14. And they marched around the city once on the second day, and they returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
15. Then on the seventh day they rose early at dawn, and they marched around the city in this manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times.
16. And at the seventh time the priests blew on the trumpets, and Joshua said to the people, “Shout! For Yahweh has given you the city.