World English Bible
Joshua 6:12
“Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.”
Verse in context — Joshua 6
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.
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.
Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.
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.
The second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. They did this six days.
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Israel conquers and settles the Promised Land under Joshua’s leadership.
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