Joshua 3:17

New International Reader's Version

The priests carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord. They stopped in the middle of the river and stood on dry ground. They stayed there until the whole nation of Israel had gone across on dry ground.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:8

Elijah rolled up his coat. Then he struck the water with it. The water parted to the right and to the left. The two of them went across the river on dry ground.

Psalm 66:6

He turned the Red Sea into dry land. The people of Israel passed through the waters on foot. Come, let us be full of joy because of what he did.

Exodus 14:21

Then Moses reached out his hand over the Red Sea. All that night the Lord pushed the sea back with a strong east wind. He turned the sea into dry land. The waters were divided.

Exodus 14:22

The people of Israel went through the sea on dry ground. There was a wall of water on their right side and on their left.

Exodus 14:29

But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground. There was a wall of water on their right side and on their left.

Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death forever. The Lord and King will wipe away the tears from everyone’s face. He will remove the shame of his people from the whole earth. The Lord has spoken.

Numbers 33:51

“Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Go across the Jordan River into Canaan.

Hebrews 11:29

The people of Israel had faith. So they passed through the Red Sea. They went through it as if it were dry land. The Egyptians tried to do it also. But they drowned.

Joshua 4:1

After the whole nation had gone across the Jordan River, the Lord spoke to Joshua. He said,

Joshua 4:10

The priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan River. They stayed there until the people had done everything the Lord had commanded Joshua. It was just as Moses had directed Joshua. All the people went across quickly.

Joshua 4:11

As soon as they did, the ark of the Lord and the priests also went across to the other side. The people were watching them.

Joshua 4:22

Their parents must tell them, ‘Israel went across the Jordan River on dry ground.’

Joshua 4:3

Tell them to get 12 stones from the middle of the river. They must pick them up from right where the priests stood. They must carry the stones over with all of you. And they must put them down at the place where you will stay tonight.”

Joshua 5:1

All the Amorite and Canaanite kings heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan River. They heard how he had dried it up for the Israelites until they had gone across it. The Amorite kings lived west of the Jordan. The kings of Canaan lived along the Mediterranean Sea. When all those kings heard what the Lord had done, they were terrified. They weren’t brave enough to face the Israelites anymore.