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March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.
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Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets.
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And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
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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.
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The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding.
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So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
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On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times.
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Early the next morning Joshua mustered his army, and he and the leaders of Israel marched before them to Ai.
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The entire force that was with him marched up and approached the city and arrived in front of it. They set up camp north of Ai, with the valley between them and the city.
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So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.
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After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.
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From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).
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And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”
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Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.
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Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.
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The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side. These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.
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Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah,
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Going west it ran to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and extended to the ravine near Jokneam.
