Joshua 3:12

New International Reader's Version

Choose 12 men from the tribes of Israel. Choose one from each tribe.

Cross References

Numbers 13:2

“Send some men to check out the land of Canaan. I am giving it to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of Israel’s tribes.”

Joshua 3:13

The priests will carry the ark of the Lord. He’s the Lord of the whole earth. As soon as the priests step into the Jordan, it will stop flowing. The water that’s coming down the river will pile up in one place. That’s how you will know that the living God is among you.”

Joshua 4:2

“Choose 12 men from among the people. Choose one from each tribe.

Joshua 4:4

So Joshua called together the 12 men he had appointed from among the Israelites. There was one man from each tribe.

Joshua 4:9

Joshua also piled up 12 stones in the middle of the river. He piled them up right where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are still there to this very day.