Joshua 4:3
“And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And command you them, saying,.... As follows:
take you hence out of the midst of Jordan; so that they were obliged to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Where ye shall lodge this night - This was in the place that was afterwards called Gilgal. See Jos 4:19.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 4:1-9
We may well imagine how busy Joshua and all the men of war were while they were passing over Jordan, when besides their…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
twelve stones We find on several occasions large stones set up to commemorate remarkable events, as (a) by Jacob in…
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