and commandthem, saying,'Takeup for yourselves twelvestonesfrom hereout of the middleof the Jordan,from the placewherethe priests'feetare standingfirm,and carrythem overwith you and laythem downin the lodgingplacewhereyou will lodgetonight.'"
"Thisstone,whichI have setup as a pillar,will be God'shouse,and of allthat You giveme I will surelygivea tenthto You."
Blessthe LORD,O my soul,And forgetnoneof His benefits;
The LORDis in His holytemple;the LORD'Sthroneis in heaven;His eyesbehold,His eyelidstestthe sonsof men.
But Jesus answered,"I tellyou, ifthesebecome silent,the stoneswill cryout!"
Joshuasaidto allthe people,"Behold,thisstoneshall be for a witnessagainst us, for it has heardallthe wordsof the LORDwhichHe spoketo us; thus it shall be for a witnessagainst you, sothat you do not denyyour God."
"It shall comeabout when the solesof the feetof the priestswho carrythe arkof the LORD,the Lordof allthe earth,restin the watersof the Jordan,the watersof the Jordanwill be cutoff,[and] the waterswhich are flowingdownfrom abovewill standin oneheap."
So Joshuacalledthe twelvemenwhomhe had appointedfrom the sonsof Israel,onemanfrom eachtribe;
Thusthe sonsof Israeldidas Joshuacommanded,and tookup twelvestonesfrom the middleof the Jordan,justas the LORDspoketo Joshua,according to the numberof the tribesof the sonsof Israel;and they carriedthem overwith them to the lodgingplaceand putthem downthere.
Then Samueltooka stoneand setit betweenMizpahand Shen,and namedit Ebenezer,saying,"Thusfarthe LORDhas helpedus."
