Joshua 3:3

Easy To Read Version

The leaders gave orders to the people. They said, “You will see the priests and Levites [5] carrying the Box of the Agreement [6] of the Lord your God. At that time, you must follow them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:13

When the {men} that carried the Lord’s Holy Box had walked six steps, {they stopped and} David sacrificed a bull and a fat calf.

2 Samuel 6:3

David’s men brought the Holy Box out of Abinadab’s house on the hill. Then they put God’s Holy Box on a new wagon. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were driving the new wagon.

1 Kings 8:3

All of the elders of Israel arrived at that place. Then the priests took the Holy Box. [103]

Jeremiah 33:18

And there will always be priests from the family of Levi. Those priests will always stand before me and offer burnt offerings and sacrifice grain offerings and give sacrifices to me.”

Numbers 10:33

{So Hobab agreed,} and they began traveling from the mountain of the Lord. The priests took the Box of the Lord’s Agreement [155] and walked in front of the people. They carried the Holy Box for three days, looking for a place to camp.

Numbers 4:15

“Aaron and his sons must finish covering all the holy things in the Holy Place. [62] Then the men from the Kohath family can go in and begin carrying those things. In this way, they will not touch the Holy Place and die.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If any person wants to follow me, he must say ‘No’ to the things he wants. That person must accept the cross (suffering) that is given to him, and he must follow me.

Matthew 8:19

Then a teacher of the law came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, I will follow you any place you go.”

Deuteronomy 31:25

he gave a command to the Levites. [208] (These men carry the Lord’s Box of the Agreement. [209])Moses said,

Deuteronomy 31:9

Then Moses wrote the Teachings and gave them to the priests. The priests are from the family group of Levi. They have the work of carrying the Lord’s Box of the Agreement. [202] Moses also gave the Teachings to all the elders (leaders) of Israel.

Joshua 3:4

But do not follow too closely. Stay about 1,000 yards [7] behind them. You have not been here before. But if you follow them, then you will know where to go.”

Joshua 3:6

Then Joshua said to the priests, “Take the Box of the Agreement [8] and go across the river in front of the people.” So the priests lifted the Box and carried it in front of the people.

Joshua 3:8

The priests will carry the Box of the Agreement. [9] Tell the priests this, ‘Walk to the shore of the Jordan River and stop just before you step into the water.’”

Joshua 4:10

The Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people what to do. Those were the things Moses had said Joshua must do. So the priests carrying the Holy Box [16] continued standing in the middle of the river until all those things were done. The people hurried across the river.

Joshua 6:6

So Joshua son of Nun called the priests together. Joshua said to them, “Carry the Holy Box [24] of the Lord. And tell seven priests to carry the trumpets and march in front of the Box.”

Revelation 14:4

These 144,000 people are the ones who did not do wrong things with women. They kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These 144,000 were redeemed (saved) from among the people of the earth. They are the first people to be offered to God and the Lamb.