"And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of…" — Joshua 4:9

Joshua 4:9 · KJV

“And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.”

— Joshua 4:9

Verse 8

And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

Verse 10

For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

Joshua 4 — Context

Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

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.

Cross References

1 Samuel 7:12

Then Samuel took a stone, and set {it} between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. {Ebenezer: that is, The stone of help}

2 Chronicles 5:9

And they drew out the staves {of the ark}, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. {there...: or, they are there}

Genesis 26:33

And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city {is} Beersheba unto this day. {Shebah: That is, an oath} {Beersheba: that is, the well of the oath}

Exodus 24:12

And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

2 Samuel 4:3

And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

Judges 1:26

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which {is} the name thereof unto this day.

Genesis 28:18

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put {for} his pillows, and set it up {for} a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

1 Samuel 30:25

And it was {so} from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. {forward: Heb. and forward}