Discovery BoxJoshua 3:3 
Context3:3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God 1 being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here 2 and walk 3 behind it.
Joshua 3:6
Context3:6 Joshua told the priests, “Pick up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.
Joshua 3:13
Context3:13 When the feet 4 of the priests carrying the ark of the Lord, the Ruler 5 of the whole earth, touch 6 the water of the Jordan, the water coming downstream toward you will stop flowing and pile up.” 7
Joshua 3:15
Context3:15 When the ones carrying the ark reached the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark touched the surface 8 of the water – (the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest time) 9 –
Joshua 3:17
Context3:17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan. All Israel crossed over on dry ground until the entire nation was on the other side. 10
Joshua 4:3
Context4:3 Instruct them, ‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests 11 stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.’”
Joshua 4:9
Context4:9 Joshua also set up twelve stones 12 in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.
Joshua 6:8
Context6:8 When Joshua gave the army its orders, 13 the seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before the Lord moved ahead and blew the horns as the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed behind.
Joshua 6:13
Context6:13 The seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord marched along blowing their horns. Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the Lord blowing rams’ horns.
Joshua 6:16
Context6:16 The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army, 14 “Give the battle cry, 15 for the Lord is handing the city over to you! 16
1 sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.
2 tn Heb “set out from your place.”
3 tn Or “march.”
4 tn Heb “the soles of the feet.”
5 tn Or “Lord”; or “Master.”
6 tn Or “rest in.”
7 tn Heb “the waters of the Jordan, the waters descending from above, will be cut off so that they will stand in one pile.”
8 tn Heb “dipped into the edge.”
9 tn Heb “and the Jordan overflows all its banks all the days of harvest.”
sn The lengthy description of the priests’ arrival at the Jordan and the parenthetical reminder that the Jordan was at flood stage delay the climax of the story and add to its dramatic buildup.
10 tn Heb “and all Israel was crossing over on dry ground until all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”
11 tn Heb “the feet of the priests.”
12 tn Here “also” has been supplied in the translation to make it clear (as indicated by v. 20) that these are not the same stones the men took from the river bed.
13 tn Heb “when Joshua spoke to the people.”
14 tn Heb “the people.”
15 tn Or “the shout.”
16 tn Heb “for the
