⁷ And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord.

¹³ About forty thousand armed for war went over before the Lord to the fight, to the lowlands of Jericho.

¹⁴ Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle will be kept here in the land which Moses gave you on this side of Jordan; but you, the fighting-men, are to go over before your brothers, armed, to give them help;

³ Now let all your fighting-men make a circle round the town, going all round it once. Do this for six days.