Joshua 3:11

3:11 Look! The ark of the covenant of the Ruler 1  of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.

Joshua 3:14

3:14 So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went 2  ahead of them.

Joshua 4:12

4:12 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.

Joshua 6:9

6:9 Armed troops marched ahead of the priests blowing the horns, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark blowing rams’ horns.

Joshua 24:12

24:12 I sent terror 3  ahead of you to drive out before you the two 4  Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows. 5 

1 tn Or “Lord”; or “Master.”

2 tn The verb, though not in the Hebrew, is added for clarification.

3 tn Traditionally, “the hornet” (so KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV) but the precise meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain (cf. NEB “panic”).

4 tn The LXX has “twelve,” apparently understanding this as a reference to Amorite kings west of the Jordan (see Josh 5:1, rather than the trans-Jordanian Amorite kings Sihon and Og (see Josh 2:10; 9:10).

5 tn Heb “and it drove them out from before you, the two kings of the Amorites, not by your sword and not by your bow.” The words “I gave you the victory” are supplied for clarification.