Joshua 3:9

Then Joshua told the Israelites to come and listen to the words of the Lord, their God.

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In The King James Version

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

In Context

8Order the priests who are carrying the ark of the covenant to stand still in the Jordan as soon as they reach the edge of the water.”

10Joshua said, “This is to let you see that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail evict before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites.

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Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:8-14

7 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. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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