Joshua 4:2

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

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  • Josh 3:12 : 12 Now then, select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
  • 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.'
  • Matt 10:1-5 : 1 And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could drive them out and heal every disease and every sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, son of Zebedee, and John, his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus (also called Lebbaeus); 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent out, commanding them: "Do not go on the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter any Samaritan town.
  • Num 1:4-9 : 4 A man from each tribe, the head of his ancestral house, will assist you. 5 These are the names of the men who will assist you: from the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; 6 from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; 7 from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab; 8 from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar; 9 from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon; 10 from the descendants of Joseph: from the tribe of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; 11 from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni; 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; 13 from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran; 14 from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; 15 from the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
  • Num 13:2 : 2 Send men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them.
  • Num 34:18 : 18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.
  • Deut 1:23 : 23 The idea seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 4:3-10
    8 verses
    93%

    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.

    6 This will serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

    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.

  • Josh 3:11-12
    2 verses
    91%

    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.

  • Josh 18:4
    80%

    4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to survey the land and map it according to their inheritances. Then they will return to me.

  • Josh 4:1
    78%

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

  • Num 34:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17 These are the names of the men who shall divide the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

    18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.

  • Josh 1:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    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.’”

    12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

  • Deut 1:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22 Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

    23 The idea seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.

  • Num 13:2
    76%

    2 Send men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them.

  • Josh 22:1
    75%

    1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 1:4
    75%

    4 A man from each tribe, the head of his ancestral house, will assist you.

  • Josh 7:16
    73%

    16 Early the next morning, Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.

  • Josh 4:20-22
    3 verses
    73%

    20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan.

    21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’

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

  • Num 26:4
    72%

    4 ‘Count all men twenty years old and above, as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who had come out of the land of Egypt.’

  • Josh 4:15-17
    3 verses
    72%

    15 Then the LORD said to Joshua,

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

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

  • Josh 18:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 The men set out, and as they went, Joshua directed those going to map the land, saying, "Go, walk through the land, write a description of it, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh."

    9 So the men went and surveyed the land. They wrote a description of it by its towns in seven divisions and brought the report back to Joshua at the camp at Shiloh.

  • Num 31:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 Send a thousand men from each tribe of Israel for the army.

    5 So they selected from the thousands of Israel a thousand men from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle.

  • Josh 7:14
    72%

    14 In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord selects shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord selects shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord selects shall come forward man by man.

  • Josh 3:6
    72%

    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 4:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, armed for battle, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them.

    13 About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho, ready for war.

  • Josh 6:7
    72%

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

  • Josh 3:8
    72%

    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.'

  • Num 32:28
    71%

    28 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

  • Deut 1:13
    71%

    13 Choose for yourselves wise, discerning, and known men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.

  • Num 27:18
    71%

    18 The LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him.

  • Num 1:44
    70%

    44 These were the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron counted, along with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each the head of his ancestral house.

  • Deut 1:15
    70%

    15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and known men, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, tens, and officers for your tribes.

  • Josh 3:14
    70%

    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.

  • Deut 27:2
    70%

    2 On the day you cross the Jordan to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.

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