1 Chronicles 12:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They crossed the Jordan River in the first month, when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 3:15 : 15 When the ones carrying the ark reached the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark touched the surface of the water–(the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest time)–
  • Josh 4:18 : 18 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the middle of the Jordan, and as soon as they set foot on dry land, the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage.
  • Jer 12:5 : 5 The LORD answered,“If you have raced on foot against men and they have worn you out, how will you be able to compete with horses? And if you feel secure only in safe and open country, how will you manage in the thick undergrowth along the Jordan River?
  • Jer 49:19 : 19 “A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Edomites off their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler who can stand up against me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 12:37
    75%

    37From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.

  • Josh 12:1
    74%

    1Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites defeated and drove from their land on the east side of the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern rift valley:

  • 1 Chr 12:14
    74%

    14These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand.

  • Josh 5:1
    73%

    1When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the LORD had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites.

  • 2 Sam 17:22
    73%

    22So David and all the people who were with him got up and crossed the Jordan River. By dawn there was not one person left who had not crossed the Jordan.

  • Josh 4:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.

    13About forty thousand battle-ready troops marched past the LORD to fight on the rift valley plains of Jericho.

  • Josh 3:14-17
    4 verses
    72%

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

    15When the ones carrying the ark reached the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark touched the surface of the water–(the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest time)–

    16the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam(the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.

    17The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan. All Israel crossed over on dry ground until the entire nation was on the other side.

  • 2 Sam 19:17
    72%

    17There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him, along with Ziba the servant of Saul’s household, and with him his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They hurriedly crossed the Jordan within sight of the king.

  • Judg 3:28
    72%

    28He said to them,“Follow me, for the LORD is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!” They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not let anyone cross.

  • Josh 9:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1The Gibeonites Deceive Israel When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan– in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon(including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)–

    2they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.

  • Num 32:21
    71%

    21and if all your armed men cross the Jordan before the LORD until he drives out his enemies from his presence

  • 2 Sam 24:5
    71%

    5They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.

  • Judg 12:5
    71%

    5The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Ephraim. Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive said,“Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked him,“Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said,“No,”

  • Josh 8:15
    71%

    15Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them and they retreated along the way to the wilderness.

  • 1 Chr 12:16
    71%

    16Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

  • Josh 12:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley to Mount Halak on up to Seir. Joshua assigned this territory to the Israelite tribes,

    8including the hill country, the foothills, the rift valley, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev– the land of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites:

  • 1 Chr 12:1
    71%

    1Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish.(They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

  • Josh 11:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.

    5All these kings gathered and joined forces at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.

  • Josh 13:27
    71%

    27It included the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, and the rest of the realm of King Sihon of Heshbon, the area east of the Jordan to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth.

  • Josh 3:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.

    12Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.

  • 1 Chr 12:21
    70%

    21They helped David fight against raiding bands, for all of them were warriors and leaders in the army.

  • 2 Sam 2:15
    70%

    15So they got up and crossed over by number: twelve belonging to Benjamin and to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

  • Josh 11:2
    70%

    2and the northern kings who ruled in the hill country, the rift valley south of Kinnereth, the foothills, and the heights of Dor to the west.

  • Josh 18:20
    70%

    20The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

  • Josh 24:11
    70%

    11You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.

  • 1 Chr 12:3
    70%

    3Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah,Jehu the Anathothite,

  • Ps 114:3
    70%

    3The sea looked and fled; the Jordan River turned back.

  • Josh 11:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.

    8The LORD handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.

  • Num 21:15
    70%

    15and the slope of the valleys that extends to the dwelling of Ar, and falls off at the border of Moab.”

  • 1 Chr 19:17
    69%

    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and marched against them. David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him.

  • Num 34:15
    69%

    15The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

  • Josh 4:18
    69%

    18The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the middle of the Jordan, and as soon as they set foot on dry land, the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage.

  • Josh 4:4
    69%

    4Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

  • Josh 12:3
    69%

    3His kingdom included the eastern rift valley from the Sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

  • Judg 20:42
    69%

    42They retreated before the Israelites, taking the road to the wilderness. But the battle overtook them as men from the surrounding cities struck them down.

  • 2 Sam 19:15
    69%

    15So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. Now the people of Judah had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him cross the Jordan.

  • Josh 3:1
    69%

    1Israel Crosses the Jordan Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. They camped there before crossing the river.

  • 2 Sam 2:29
    69%

    29Abner and his men went through the rift valley all that night. They crossed the Jordan River and went through the whole region of Bitron and came to Mahanaim.

  • Num 2:23
    69%

    23Those numbered in his division are 35,400.

  • Judg 20:25
    69%

    25The Benjaminites again attacked them from Gibeah and struck down eighteen thousand sword-wielding Israelite soldiers.

  • Judg 10:9
    69%

    9The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. Israel suffered greatly.