“The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went.”
Joshua 6:9 (WEB)
Context Reading
7They said to the people, “Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before Yahweh’s ark.” 8It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of Yahweh’s covenant followed them. 9The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went. 10Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.” 11So he caused Yahweh’s ark to go around the city, circling it once. Then they came into the camp, and stayed in the camp.