Joshua 3:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the agreement and go over in front of the people. So they took up the ark of the agreement and went in front of the people.

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  • Num 10:33 : 33 So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;
  • Num 14:15 : 15 Now if you put to death all this people as one man, then the nations who have had word of your glory will say,
  • Josh 3:3 : 3 Giving the people their orders, and saying, When you see the ark of the agreement of the Lord your God lifted up by the priests, the Levites, then get up from your places and go after it;
  • Mic 2:13 : 13 The opener of the way will go up before them: forcing their way out they will go on to the doorway and out through it: their king will go on before them, and the Lord at their head.
  • John 14:2-3 : 2 In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you? 3 And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.
  • Heb 6:20 : 20 Where Jesus has gone before us, as a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 3:13-15
    3 verses
    85%

    13And when the feet of the priests who take up the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, come to rest in the waters of Jordan, the waters of Jordan will be cut off, all the waters flowing down from higher up, and will come together in a mass.

    14So when the people went out from their tents to go over Jordan, the priests who took up the ark of the agreement were in front of the people;

    15And when those who took up the ark came to Jordan, and the feet of the priests who took up the ark were touching the edge of the water (for the waters of Jordan are overflowing all through the time of the grain-cutting),

  • Josh 6:6-13
    8 verses
    85%

    6Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent for the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the agreement, and let seven priests take seven horns in their hands and go before the ark of the Lord.

    7And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord.

    8So after Joshua had said this to the people, the seven priests with their seven horns went forward before the Lord, blowing on their horns: and the ark of the Lord's agreement went after them.

    9And the armed men went before the priests who were blowing the horns, and the mass of the people went after the ark, blowing their horns.

    10And to the people Joshua gave an order, saying, You will give no cry, and make no sound, and let no word go out of your mouth till the day when I say, Give a loud cry; then give a loud cry.

    11So he made the ark of the Lord go all round the town once: then they went back to the tents for the night.

    12And early in the morning Joshua got up, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.

    13And the seven priests with their seven horns went on before the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns: the armed men went before them, and the mass of the people went after the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns.

  • Josh 3:11
    85%

    11See, the ark of the agreement of the Lord of all the earth is going over before you into Jordan.

  • Josh 4:9-11
    3 verses
    84%

    9And Joshua put up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, where the feet of the priests who took up the ark of the agreement had been placed: and there they are to this day.

    10For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to Joshua by Moses from the Lord had been done: then the people went over quickly.

    11And when all the people had come to the other side, the ark of the Lord went over, and the priests, before the eyes of the people.

  • Josh 3:7-9
    3 verses
    82%

    7And the Lord said to Joshua, From now on I will give you glory in the eyes of all Israel, so that they may see that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

    8And you are to give orders to the priests who take up the ark of the agreement, and say, When you come to the edge of the waters of Jordan, go no further.

    9And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come to me here: and give ear to the words of the Lord your God.

  • Josh 3:1-5
    5 verses
    82%

    1Then Joshua got up early in the morning, and, moving on from Shittim, he and all the children of Israel came to Jordan and were there for the night before going over.

    2And at the end of three days, the men in authority over the people went through the tents,

    3Giving the people their orders, and saying, When you see the ark of the agreement of the Lord your God lifted up by the priests, the Levites, then get up from your places and go after it;

    4But let there be a space between you and it of about two thousand cubits: come no nearer to it, so that you may see the way you have to go, for you have not been over this way before.

    5And Joshua said to the people, Make yourselves holy, for tomorrow the Lord will do works of wonder among you.

  • Josh 4:15-18
    4 verses
    81%

    15Then the Lord said to Joshua,

    16Give orders to the priests who take up the ark of witness, to come up out of Jordan.

    17So Joshua gave orders to the priests, saying, Come up now out of Jordan.

    18And when the priests who took up the ark of the Lord's agreement came up out of Jordan and their feet came out on to dry land, the waters of Jordan went back to their place, overflowing its edges as before.

  • Josh 3:17
    80%

    17And the priests who took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord kept their places, with their feet on dry land in the middle of Jordan, while all Israel went over on dry land, till all the nation had gone over Jordan.

  • Josh 4:5
    79%

    5And he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of Jordan, and let every one of you take up a stone on his back, one for every tribe of the children of Israel:

  • Josh 4:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,

    2Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe,

    3And say to them, Take up from the middle of Jordan, from the place where the feet of the priests were resting, twelve stones, and take them over with you and put them down in the place where you take your rest tonight.

  • Josh 1:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10Then Joshua gave their orders to those who were in authority over the people, saying,

    11Go through the tents and give orders to the people, saying, Get ready a store of food; for in three days you are to go over this river Jordan and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

    4They took up the ark of the Lord, and the Tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels which were in the Tent; all these the priests and the Levites took up.

  • Deut 31:3
    75%

    3The Lord your God, he will go over before you; he will send destruction on all those nations, and you will take their land as your heritage: and Joshua will go over at your head as the Lord has said.

  • Josh 6:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3Now let all your fighting-men make a circle round the town, going all round it once. Do this for six days.

    4And let seven priests go before the ark with seven loud-sounding horns in their hands: on the seventh day you are to go round the town seven times, the priests blowing their horns.

  • 2 Chr 5:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4All the responsible men of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

    5They took up the ark and the Tent of meeting and all the holy vessels which were in the Tent; all these the priests, the Levites, took up.

  • 1 Chr 15:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    15And the sons of the Levites took up the ark of God, lifting it by its rods, as the Lord had said to Moses.

  • Num 27:22
    72%

    22So Moses did as the Lord said: he took Joshua and put him before Eleazar the priest and the meeting of the people:

  • Josh 7:6
    72%

    6Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.

  • Deut 31:7
    72%

    7Then Moses sent for Joshua, and before the eyes of all Israel said to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go with this people into the land which the Lord, by his oath to their fathers, has given them; by your help they will take it for their heritage.

  • Josh 4:7
    72%

    7Then you will say to them, Because the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the Lord's agreement; when it went over Jordan the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones will be a sign for the children of Israel, keeping it in their memory for ever.

  • Deut 3:28
    72%

    28But give my orders to Joshua, comforting him and making him strong; for he is to go over Jordan at the head of this people, and he will give them this land which you will see for their heritage.

  • Num 10:33
    72%

    33So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;

  • Num 33:51
    72%

    51Say to the children of Israel, When you go over Jordan into the land of Canaan,