{"id":752,"date":"2015-01-10T13:47:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T13:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/?p=752"},"modified":"2020-03-07T09:52:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T14:52:38","slug":"jos04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos04\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 4<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests\u2019 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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span>That this may be a sign among you, <span class=\"add\">that<\/span> when your children ask <span class=\"add\">their fathers<\/span> in time to come, saying, What <span class=\"add\">mean<\/span> ye by these stones?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span>About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span>On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> the soles of the priests\u2019 feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as <span class=\"add\">they did<\/span> before. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth <span class=\"add\">day<\/span> of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V20\">20\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V21\">21\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What <span class=\"add\">mean<\/span> these stones?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V22\">22\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V23\">23\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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 over:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V24\">24\u00a0<\/a><\/span>That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Joshua Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos22\">22<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos23\">23<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jos24\">24<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 1\u00a0And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 2\u00a0Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3\u00a0And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests\u2019 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\u00a0Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: 5\u00a0And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: 6\u00a0That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? 7\u00a0Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 8\u00a0And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9\u00a0And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-joshua"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3663,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions\/3663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}