Yahweh said to Joshua, Behold, I have given into your hand Jericho, and the king of it, and the mighty men of valor.
The exact order of the march can be determined here by a careful study of the first eleven verses.  Woudstra gave this as follows: (1) A military contingent goes around the city; (2) the heavily armed go first  (Joshua 6:7,9); (3) then the priests with the horns  (Joshua 6:8); (4) the ark also carried by priests; and (5) finally the rear guard.[24]