Joshua 4:9

Holy Bible: 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 had stood while carrying the Holy Box. These rocks are still there today.

Cross References

1 Samuel 7:12

After this Samuel set up a special stone to help people remember what God did. Samuel put the stone between Mizpah and Shen and named the stone “Stone of Help.” Samuel said, “The Lord helped us all the way to this place.”

2 Chronicles 5:9

The poles are still there today. They were too long for the Most Holy Place, so their ends could be seen by anyone standing in the Holy Place, although no one outside could see them.

2 Samuel 4:3

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

1 Samuel 30:25

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

Judges 1:26

He went to the land where the Hittites lived and built a city. He named it Luz, and that city is still called Luz today.

Joshua 24:26

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

Deuteronomy 34:6

He buried Moses in Moab. This was in the valley across from Beth Peor. But even today, no one knows exactly where Moses’ grave is.

Exodus 28:21

There will be twelve jewels on the judgment pouch—one stone for each of the sons of Israel. Each stone will be like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes cut into it.

Exodus 24:12

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

Genesis 28:18

Jacob got up very early in the morning. He 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 it a memorial to God.

Genesis 26:33

So Isaac named it Shibah. And that city is still called Beersheba.

Matthew 28:15

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

Matthew 27:8

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

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah found twelve stones. There was one stone for each of the twelve tribes. These twelve tribes were named for the twelve sons of Jacob, the man who the Lord had named Israel.

Joshua 4:10

The Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people what to do. This is what Moses had said Joshua must do. So the priests carrying the Holy Box stood in the middle of the river until everything was done. Meanwhile, the people hurried across the river.