Joshua 4:2
“Choose twelve men from the people, one per tribe,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
In Context
1Once the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord told Joshua,
Cross References
Numbers 13:2“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, the country I'm giving to the Israelites. Choose one of the leaders from each of the tribes to go and do this.”
Deuteronomy 1:23It seemed like a good plan to me, so I chose twelve of your men, one from each tribe.
1 Kings 18:31Elijah took twelve stones to represent the tribes of the sons of Jacob. (Jacob was the one who received the Lord's message that said, “Israel shall be your name.”)
Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:2-10
The Passage over the Jordan. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And 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. 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom… Read the whole commentary →