Jos 6:3 | MHM | STEP | v. 3-4 : God gave special instructions for the siege. Instead of attacking the city with weapons, the priests were to carry the ark around the city once a day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day. The priests would blow trumpets, but the soldiers would remain silent ( ). This showed that God’s power, not military strength, would win the battle.

‏ Joshua 6:3

v. 3-4: God gave special instructions for the siege. Instead of attacking the city with weapons, the priests were to carry the ark around the city once a day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day. The priests would blow trumpets, but the soldiers would remain silent ( ^a). This showed that God’s power, not military strength, would win the battle.