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Then they will make one long loud noise with their trumpets. As soon as you hear this, all the soldiers must give a loud shout. Then the city walls will fall down. The whole army will go straight into the city.’

Joshua called the priests to come to him. He told them, ‘Pick up the Lord's Covenant Box. Seven priests must march in front of it. They must hold seven trumpets, one each.’

Then Joshua told the people to start marching round the city. A group of soldiers should march in front of the Lord's Covenant Box.

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When you hear them sound a long blast(A) on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout;(B) then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”

So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.”(C) And he ordered the army, “Advance(D)! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark(E) of the Lord.”

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