Joshua 4:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.

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  • Exod 25:16-22 : 16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I will give you. 17 And you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold: two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width. 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; from the mercy seat you shall make the cherubim on its two ends. 20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And you shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you. 22 There I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, of everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
  • Josh 3:3-6 : 3 And they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, the Levites, carrying it, then you shall move from your place and follow it. 4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before. 5 And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you. 6 And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant and pass before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.
  • Rev 11:19 : 19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.

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  • Josh 4:17-19
    3 verses
    95%

    17Therefore Joshua commanded the priests, saying, Come up out of the Jordan.

    18And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted onto the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks, as they did before.

    19And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.

  • Josh 3:8-9
    2 verses
    86%

    8And you shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.

    9And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come here and hear the words of the LORD your God.

  • Josh 4:7-11
    5 verses
    84%

    7Then you shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be a memorial to the children of Israel forever.

    8And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

    9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there to this day.

    10For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hurried and passed over.

    11And it happened, when all the people had completely passed over, that the ark of the LORD and the priests went over in the presence of the people.

  • Josh 3:6
    81%

    6And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant and pass before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.

  • Josh 4:15
    80%

    15And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

  • Josh 3:11-17
    7 verses
    79%

    11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan.

    12Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

    13And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in a heap.

    14And it came to pass, when the people moved from their tents, to cross over the Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

    15And as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark were dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the time of harvest),

    16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan; and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, failed and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

    17And the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all the Israelites crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.

  • Josh 4:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1And it happened, when all the people had completely passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

    2Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,

    3And command them, saying, Take from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and leave them in the place where you will lodge tonight.

    4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from each tribe,

    5And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and every one of you take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,

  • Josh 6:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

    13And seven priests carrying seven trumpets of ram's horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing the trumpets.

  • Josh 6:6-10
    5 verses
    75%

    6And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven trumpets of ram's horns before the ark of the LORD.

    7And he said to the people, Proceed, and surround the city, and let him who is armed go on before the ark of the LORD.

    8And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of ram's horns went before the LORD, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

    9And the armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark, the priests going on, and blowing the trumpets.

    10And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout; then shall you shout.

  • Josh 4:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22Then you shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

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

  • Josh 1:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

    11Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you shall cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

  • 2 Chr 5:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

    5They brought up the ark, the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle; these the priests and the Levites brought up.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

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

    4And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

  • Josh 3:1
    72%

    1And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they moved from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.

  • Josh 3:3
    72%

    3And they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, the Levites, carrying it, then you shall move from your place and follow it.

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

    14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

    15And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles on it, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

  • Num 33:51
    71%

    51Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, When you have crossed over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • Num 35:10
    70%

    10Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you cross over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

  • Josh 20:1
    70%

    1The LORD also spoke to Joshua, saying,

  • Josh 1:2
    70%

    2Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the children of Israel.

  • Deut 31:25
    70%

    25That Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

  • Josh 5:15
    70%

    15And the captain of the LORD's army said to Joshua, Take your shoe off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.