And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
Seven priests carrying seven ram's horn trumpets walked in front of the ark of the LORD, blowing their trumpets continuously. The armed soldiers marched in front of the priests, while the rear guard followed behind the ark of the LORD. The priests kept walking and blowing their trumpets the whole time.
The writer is describing how the Israelites marched around Jericho in a specific formation - soldiers in front, priests with trumpets and God's ark in the middle, and more soldiers bringing up the rear.
📚 Historical Context
This describes the famous march around Jericho, where God commanded the Israelites to walk around the city once a day for six days, then seven times on the seventh day. The ark of the LORD represented God's presence among His people and was their most sacred object. Ram's horn trumpets (shofars) were commonly used in religious ceremonies and warfare in ancient Israel.
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