Joshua 4:9

Easy To Read Version

(Joshua also put twelve rocks in the middle of the Jordan River. He put them at the place where the priests stood while carrying the Lord’s Holy Box. [15] Those rocks are still at that place today.)

Cross References

Genesis 26:33

So Isaac named that well Shibah. [157] And that city is still called Beersheba. [158]

Genesis 28:18

Jacob got up very early in the morning. Jacob took the rock he had slept on and set it up on its edge. Then he poured oil on the rock. In this way, he made this rock a memorial to God.

2 Samuel 4:3

But all the people in Beeroth ran away to Gittaim. And they are still living there today.)

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah found twelve stones. There was one stone for each of the twelve family groups. These twelve family groups were named for the twelve sons of Jacob. Jacob was the man that the Lord had called Israel.

2 Chronicles 5:9

The poles were long enough that their ends could be seen from the front of the Most Holy Place. But no person could see the poles from the outside of the temple. The poles are still there even today.

Exodus 24:12

The Lord said to Moses, “Come to me on the mountain. I have written my teachings and laws on two flat stones. These teachings and laws are for the people. I will give these flat stones to you.”

Exodus 28:21

There will be twelve jewels on the Judgment Pouch—one jewel for each of the sons of Israel (Jacob). Write the name of one of the sons of Israel on each of the stones. Cut these names into each stone like a worker makes a seal. [249]

Matthew 27:8

That is why that field is still called the Field of Blood.

Matthew 28:15

So the soldiers kept the money and obeyed the priests. And that story is still spread among the Jews even today.

Deuteronomy 34:6

The Lord buried Moses in Moab. This was in the valley across from Beth Peor. But even today no person knows exactly where Moses’ grave is.

Joshua 24:26

Joshua wrote these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then Joshua found a large stone. {This stone was proof of this agreement.} He put the stone under the oak tree near the Lord’s Holy Tent.

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.

Judges 1:26

That man then went to the land where the Hittite people lived and built a city. He named the city Luz. And that city is still called Luz today.

1 Samuel 30:25

David made this an order and rule for Israel. This rule continues even today.

1 Samuel 7:12

After this, Samuel set up a special stone. {He did this to help people remember the things God did.} Samuel put the stone between Mizpah and Shen. [87] Samuel named the stone “Stone of Help.” [88] Samuel said, “The Lord helped us all the way to this place!”