Now you shall march around the city, all the men of war circling the city once. You shall do this [once each day] for six days.

Also, seven priests shall carry seven trumpets [made] of rams’ horns ahead of the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

He said to the people, “Go forward! March around the city, and let the armed men go ahead of the ark of the Lord.”

The Lord told Joshua, "Don't be afraid and don't panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

So after an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua attacked them by surprise.

Early on the seventh day, they started at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same way. That was the only day they marched around the city seven times.

The seven priests carrying the seven rams' horns before the ark of the Lord marched along blowing their horns. Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the Lord blowing rams' horns.

On the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir whose name used to be Kiriath-sepher,

And the armed men went before the priests who blew with the trumpets, and the rearguard came after the ark; they blew with the trumpets in marching.

So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops and fought against it.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops and fought against it.

Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.

About forty thousand battle-ready troops marched past the Lord to fight on the plains of Jericho.

So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the Lord around the city one time. Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there.

Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered the army, and he and the leaders of Israel marched at the head of it to Ai.

All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley.