Joshua 4:13

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

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  • 2 Kgs 25:5 : 5 But the Babylonian army chased after the king. They caught up with him in the rift valley plains of Jericho, and his entire army deserted him.
  • Jer 39:5 : 5 But the Babylonian army chased after them. They caught up with Zedekiah in the rift valley plains of Jericho and captured him. They took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon at Riblah in the territory of Hamath and Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him there.
  • Jer 52:8 : 8 But the Babylonian army chased after the king. They caught up with Zedekiah in the rift valley plains of Jericho, and his entire army deserted him.
  • Eph 6:11 : 11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
  • Josh 5:10 : 10 So the Israelites camped in Gilgal and celebrated the Passover in the evening of the fourteenth day of the month in the rift valley plains of Jericho.

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  • Josh 4:10-12
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    10Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly,

    11and when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of the LORD and the priests crossed as the people looked on.

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

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    36From Asher there were 40,000 warriors prepared for battle.

    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.

  • 18The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war.

  • 2The leaders of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

  • 1Israel Commemorates the Crossing When the entire nation was on the other side, the LORD told Joshua,

  • Num 32:20-21
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    20Then Moses replied,“If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the LORD,

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

  • 7And he told the army,“Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”

  • 27but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, to do battle in the LORD’s presence, just as my lord says.”

  • Num 31:4-5
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    4You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.”

    5So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.

  • Num 2:8-9
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    8Those numbered in his division are 57,400.

    9All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front.

  • Josh 4:4-5
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    4Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

    5Joshua told them,“Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.

  • 11Those numbered in his division are 46,500.

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

  • Josh 1:11-12
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    11“Go through the camp and command the people,‘Prepare your supplies, for within three days you will cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest of the land the LORD your God is ready to hand over to you.’”

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

  • 4So about three thousand men went up, but they fled from the men of Ai.

  • 17The men of Israel(not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior.

  • 6Those numbered in his division are 54,400.

  • 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.

  • 32We will cross armed in the LORD’s presence into the land of Canaan, and then the possession of our inheritance that we inherit will be ours on this side of the Jordan River.”

  • 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.

  • 4Those numbered in his division are 74,600.

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

  • 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.

  • 23For the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan before you while you crossed over. It was just like when the LORD your God dried up the Red Sea before us while we crossed it.

  • 19Those numbered in his division are 40,500.

  • 33Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.

  • 4“Number the people from twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt.”

  • 23Those numbered in his division are 35,400.

  • 45All the Israelites who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel’s army, were numbered according to their families.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 28Those numbered in his division are 41,500.

  • Josh 3:16-17
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    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.

  • 13Israel Conquers Jericho When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him,“Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?”

  • 18and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.

  • 18Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes At that time I instructed you as follows:“The LORD your God has given you this land for your possession. You warriors are to cross over before your fellow Israelites equipped for battle.

  • 3Have all the warriors march around the city one time; do this for six days.

  • 24From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears.

  • 3You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.

  • 13The seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD marched along blowing their horns. Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the LORD blowing rams’ horns.

  • 19The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.