9The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding.


In Context

6 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."

7 And he ordered the people, "Advance! March around the city, with the armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord ."

8 When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord 's covenant followed them.

9 The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding.

10 But Joshua had commanded the people, "Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!"

11 So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city, circling it once. Then the people returned to camp and spent the night there.

Joshua 6:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, [the priests] going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And all the armed men went before, the rest of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets, and the rearward went after the ark, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:9And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets, and the rearward went after the ark, the priests blowing with the trumpets as they went.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:9And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rear-guard came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:9The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:9and he who is armed is going before the priests blowing the trumpets, and he who is gathering up is going after the ark, going on and blowing with the trumpets;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.