Joshua 4:1
Verse 1 of 24. The 4th of 24 chapters in Joshua, in History.
1And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
2Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
5And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
Joshua 4:1 in the World English Bible
When all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,Read Joshua 4:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:1
Joshua, as chief captain, must five direction about it (v. 1): When all the people had clean passed over Jordan, not even the feeble, that were the hindmost of them, left behind, so that God had done his work completely, and every Israelite got safe into Canaan, then God spoke unto Joshua to provide materials for this monument.
Read Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:1–9: The Passage over the Jordan. (b. c. 1451.)
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