Joshua 4:5

Good News Translation

and he told them, “Go into the Jordan ahead of the Covenant Box of the Lord your God. Each one of you take a stone on your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of Israel.

Cross References

Genesis 31:46

He told his men to gather some rocks and pile them up. Then they ate a meal beside the pile of rocks.

Exodus 24:4

Moses wrote down all the Lord's commands. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stones, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy 27:2

On the day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you are to set up some large stones, cover them with plaster,

Deuteronomy 9:1

“Listen, people of Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River and occupy the land belonging to nations greater and more powerful than you. Their cities are large, with walls that reach the sky.

Joshua 22:10

When the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh arrived at Geliloth, still on the west side of the Jordan, they built a large, impressive altar there by the river.

Joshua 4:4

Then Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen,

Joshua 4:6

These stones will remind the people of what the Lord has done. In the future, when your children ask what these stones mean to you,