Joshua 4:12

Likewise, the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh advanced with weapons before the sons of Israel, just as Moses had instructed them.

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In The King James Version

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

In Context

11And when they had all crossed, the ark of the Lord also crossed, and the priests advanced before the people.

13And forty thousand fighters, by companies and divisions, advanced through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.

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Cross References

Numbers 32:20And Moses said to them: “If you accomplish what you have promised, you may go out, equipped for battle, before the Lord.

Joshua 1:14Your wives and sons, as well as the cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses delivered to you beyond the Jordan. But as for you, pass over with weapons, before your brothers, all you who are strong of hand, and fight on their behalf,

Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:11-20

10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the… Read the whole commentary →

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