6. So Joshua, the son of Nun, called for the priests. He said to them, "Go and get the ark of the covenant of the Lord. I want seven of you to carry trumpets in front of it."
7. He gave an order to the men. He said, "Move out! March around the city. Some of the fighting men must march in front of the ark of the Lord."
8. When Joshua had spoken to the men, the seven priests went forward. They were carrying the seven trumpets as they marched in front of the ark of the Lord. They were blowing the trumpets. The ark of the Lord's covenant was carried behind the priests.
9. Some of the fighting men marched ahead of the priests who were blowing the trumpets. The others followed behind the ark and guarded all of them. That whole time the priests were blowing the trumpets.
10. But Joshua had given an order to the fighting men. He had said, "Don't give a war cry. Don't raise your voices. Don't say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!"
11. So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city once. Then the men returned to camp. They spent the night there.
12. Joshua got up early the next morning. The priests went and got the ark of the Lord.
13. The seven priests who were carrying the seven trumpets started out. They marched in front of the ark of the Lord. They blew the trumpets. Some of the fighting men marched ahead of them. The others followed behind the ark and guarded all of them. The priests kept blowing the trumpets.
14. On the second day they marched around the city once. Then the men returned to camp. They did all of those things for six days.