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Joshua 4:13

Jericho

11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.

12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

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

14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

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BSB
About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.
KJV
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
WEB
About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war, passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
ASV
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
DARBY
About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.
BLB
About forty thousand armed ones of the host passed over before the face of YHWH for battle to the plains of Jericho.
ÅB
Det var omkring førti tusen menn som væbnet til strid dro fram for Herrens åsyn til kamp på Jerikos ødemarker.
OTB
Omtrent førti tusen bevæpnet for kamp krysset over foran Herren til slettene ved Jeriko klare for krig.
B1930
Det var omkring firti tusen menn som væbnet til strid drog frem for Herrens åsyn til kamp på Jerikos ødemarker.

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 6:11

    Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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  • Jeremiah 52:8

    But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

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  • Jeremiah 39:5

    But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

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  • 2 Kings 25:5

    And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.

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  • Joshua 5:10

    And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

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