Joshua 3:7

And the Lord said to Joshua, This day do I begin to exalt thee before all the children of Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

In Context

6And Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and go before the people: and the priests took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and went before the people.

8And now charge the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, As soon as ye shall enter on a part of the water of Jordan, then ye shall stand in Jordan.

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Cross References

Joshua 1:9Lo! I have commanded thee; be strong and courageous, be not cowardly nor fearful, for the Lord thy God is with thee in all places whither thou goest.

Joshua 4:14In that day the Lord magnified Joshua before all the people of Israel; and they feared him, as they did Moses, as long as he lived.

2 Chronicles 1:1And Solomon the son of David was established over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and increased him exceedingly.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:2-7

Preparation for Passing over the Jordan. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 4 Yet there shall be… Read the whole commentary →

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