Joshua 4:16

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“Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

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  • Exod 25:16-22 : 16 Place inside the ark the testimony that I will give you. 17 Make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. 18 Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub at one end and the other cherub at the other end. Make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. 20 The cherubim shall have their wings outstretched upward, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. Their faces shall be toward each other, looking toward the mercy seat. 21 Place the mercy seat on top of the ark, and put into the ark the testimony that I will give you. 22 I will meet with you there and speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, about everything I will command you regarding the Israelites.
  • Josh 3:3-6 : 3 and they commanded the people, saying, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your place and follow it. 4 However, keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between you and it. Do not go near it so that you may know the way you are to go, for you have not traveled this way before. 5 Then Joshua said to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.' 6 Joshua told the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and go ahead of the people.' So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.
  • Rev 11:19 : 19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within His temple was seen the ark of His covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a severe hailstorm.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 4:17-19
    3 verses
    95%

    17 So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.”

    18 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the middle of the Jordan, and their feet touched dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as they had before.

    19 The people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped at Gilgal, on the eastern border of Jericho.

  • Josh 3:8-9
    2 verses
    86%

    8 'And you are to command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters of the Jordan, stand in the Jordan.'

    9 Joshua said to the Israelites, 'Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.'

  • Josh 4:7-11
    5 verses
    84%

    7 you shall tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the Israelites forever.’”

    8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.

    9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, under the place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.

    10 The priests carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the LORD commanded Joshua to tell the people, just as Moses had instructed Joshua. The people hurried and crossed over.

    11 When all the people had completed crossing, the ark of the LORD and the priests also crossed over, in the sight of the people.

  • Josh 3:6
    81%

    6 Joshua told the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and go ahead of the people.' So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

  • Josh 4:15
    80%

    15 Then the LORD said to Joshua,

  • Josh 3:11-17
    7 verses
    79%

    11 'Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing ahead of you into the Jordan.'

    12 Now then, select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

    13 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—rest in the waters of the Jordan, the water flowing down from upstream will be cut off and will stand in a heap.

    14 So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

    15 Now as the priests who carried the ark came to the Jordan, and their feet touched the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the harvest season),

    16 the water flowing down from upstream stood still. It rose up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam near Zarethan. Meanwhile, the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

    17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.

  • Josh 4:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1 When all the people had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

    2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one man from each tribe,

    3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the spot where the priests’ feet stand firm, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you will spend the night.’”

    4 So Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen from the Israelites, one man from each tribe,

    5 and he said to them, “Cross ahead of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone on his shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites.

  • Josh 6:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12 Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the Ark of the LORD.

    13 The seven priests carrying the seven ram's horn trumpets marched ahead of the Ark of the LORD, blowing the trumpets as they went. The armed guard went before them, and the rear guard followed behind the Ark of the LORD, all while the trumpets sounded continuously.

  • Josh 6:6-10
    5 verses
    75%

    6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, 'Take up the Ark of the Covenant, and have seven priests carry seven trumpets before it.'

    7 And he commanded the people, 'Advance and march around the city, with the armed men going ahead of the ark of the LORD.'

    8 After Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the LORD went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD followed them.

    9 The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark, all while the trumpets were sounding.

    10 But Joshua had commanded the people, 'Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, and do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!'

  • Josh 4:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22 You are to let your children know: 'Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground.'

    23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea when He dried it up before us until we had crossed over.

  • Josh 1:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

    11 “Go through the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for in three days you will cross the Jordan to take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you to inherit.’”

  • 2 Chr 5:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

    5 They brought up the Ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items that were in the tent. The priests and Levites carried them.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests carried the Ark.

    4 The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the LORD, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent.

  • Josh 3:1
    72%

    1 Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.

  • Josh 3:3
    72%

    3 and they commanded the people, saying, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your place and follow it.

  • 1 Chr 15:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

    15 The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

  • Num 33:51
    71%

    51 'Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • Num 35:10
    70%

    10 Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • Josh 20:1
    70%

    1 The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying:

  • Josh 1:2
    70%

    2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now, therefore, arise, cross over this Jordan—you and all the people—into the land that I am giving to them, to the children of Israel.

  • Deut 31:25
    70%

    25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:

  • Josh 5:15
    70%

    15 The commander of the LORD’s army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.