Joshua 4:21
He said to the Israelites, “When in the future your children ask what these stones mean,
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In The King James Version
In Context
20The twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan were set up by Joshua at Gilgal.
22tell your children that Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground,
Cross References
Joshua 4:6They are to be a sign for your nation. When in the future your children ask what these stones mean,
Psalms 145:4One age to another shall praise your deeds, declaring the mighty things you have done.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:21-24
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone… Read the whole commentary →