Joshua 4:13

About forty thousand men equipped for war passed before Yahweh, for battle on the plains of Jericho.

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About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

In Context

12The tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh passed before the people of Israel formed up as an army, just as Moses said to them.

14On that day Yahweh made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel. They honored him—just as they honored Moses— all his days.

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Cross References

Judges 20:1Then all the people of Israel came out as one man, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead also, and they assembled together before Yahweh at Mizpah.

Jeremiah 39:5But the army of Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of the Jordan River valley near Jericho. Then they captured him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him.

Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the scheming plans of the devil.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:11-20

10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the… Read the whole commentary →

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