Joshua 4:13 “About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into…”

Joshua 4:13

About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

World English Bible

About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war, passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

American Standard Version

about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

Geneva Bible 1599

Euen fourty thousand prepared for warre, went before the Lord vnto battel, into ye plaine of Iericho.

Darby Translation

About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.

Young's Literal Translation

about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.

Bible in Basic English

About forty thousand armed for war went over before the Lord to the fight, to the lowlands of Jericho.

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Cross references

“prepared for war”

Ephesians 6:11

Ephesians 6:11 · BSB

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

“to the plains”

2 Kings 25:5 Jeremiah 39:5 Jeremiah 52:8 Joshua 5:10

2 Kings 25:5 · BSB

but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

Jeremiah 39:5 · BSB

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgmen…

Jeremiah 52:8 · BSB

but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

Joshua 5:10 · BSB

On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

14On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.

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