Joshua 3:17

And the people marched over against Jericho: and the priests that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, stood girded upon the dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all the people passed over through the channel that was dried up.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

In Context

16The waters that came down from above stood in one place, and swelling up like a mountain, were seen afar off from the city that is called Adom, to the place of Sarthan: but those that were beneath, ran down into the sea of the wilderness (which now is called the Dead Sea) until they wholly failed.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:22And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea dried up: for the water was as a wall on their right hand and on their left.

Joshua 4:1And when they were passed over, the Lord said to Josue:

Joshua 4:10Now the priests that carried the ark, stood in the midst of the Jordan till all things were accomplished which the Lord had commanded Josue to speak to the people, and Moses had said to him. And the people made haste and passed over.

Joshua 4:22You shall teach them and say: Israel passed over this Jordan through the dry channel.

2 Kings 2:8And Elias took his mantle and folded it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and they both passed over on dry ground.

Isaiah 25:8dummy verses inserted by amos

Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:15-17

The Passage over the Jordan. ( b. c. 1451.) 14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon a heap very far from the city Adam, that is… Read the whole commentary →

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