7 And he ordered the army, "Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord."
7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.
7 And he said to the people, "Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord."
7 Then he told the people, "Set out! March around the city. Have the armed guard march before the Chest of God."
7 And he said to the people, "Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord."
7 Then he gave orders to the people: "March around the town, and the armed men will lead the way in front of the Ark of the Lord ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 6:7
Commentary on Joshua 6:6-16
(Read Joshua 6:6-16)
Wherever the ark went, the people attended it. God's ministers, by the trumpet of the everlasting gospel, which proclaims liberty and victory, must encourage the followers of Christ in their spiritual warfare. As promised deliverances must be expected in God's way, so they must be expected in his time. At last the people were to shout: they did so, and the walls fell. This was a shout of faith; they believed the walls of Jericho would fall. It was a shout of prayer; they cry to Heaven for help, and help came.