005:013 It happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him, and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?" 005:014 He said, "No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh's army." Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, "What does my lord say to his servant?" 005:015 The prince of Yahweh's army said to Joshua, "Take your shoes off of your feet; for the place on which you stand is holy." Joshua did so. 006:001 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in. 006:002 Yahweh said to Joshua, "Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valor. 006:003 All your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days. 006:004 Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. 006:005 It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you 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 go up every man straight before him." 006:006 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 Yahweh." 006:007 They said to the people, "Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before Yahweh's ark." 006:008 It 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 the covenant of Yahweh followed them. 006:009 The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went. 006:010 Joshua 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." 006:011 So he caused the ark of Yahweh to go around the city, going about it once. Then they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 006:012 Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh. 006:013 The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Yahweh went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them. The rear guard came after the ark of Yahweh. The trumpets sounded as they went.