Joshua 4:13

Joshua 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
• New International Version (NIV)About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for war.
• English Standard Version (ESV)About 40,000 ready for war passed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
• New King James Version (NKJV)About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho.

Context of Joshua 4:13

11As soon as everyone had crossed, the priests with the Lord’s ark crossed and went ahead of them. 12The men of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh did as Moses had told them. They marched across in battle formation ahead of the people of Israel. About 40,000 armed men crossed the river in front of the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle. 14On that day the Lord honored Joshua in the presence of all the Israelites. As long as Joshua lived, the Israelites respected him in the same way they had respected Moses. 15The Lord said to Joshua,

Joshua 4:13 word by word

כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א עָבְר֞וּ לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶ֖ל עַֽרְב֥וֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• About fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• preparedחָלַץchâlats · to armH2502
• for warצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635
• passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• to the plainsעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · plainH6160
• of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405

Cross-references for Joshua 4:13

• Ephesians 6:11Put on all the armor that God supplies. In this way you can take a stand against the devil’s strategies.
• Joshua 5:10The people of Israel camped at Gilgal in the Jericho plain. There they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.
• 2 Kings 25:5The Babylonian army pursued King Zedekiah and caught up with him in the plain of Jericho. His entire army had deserted him.
• Jeremiah 39:5The Babylonian army pursued them and caught up with Zedekiah in the plain of Jericho. They arrested him and brought him to Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. The king of Babylon passed sentence on him.
• Jeremiah 52:8The Babylonian army pursued King Zedekiah and caught up with him in the plain of Jericho. His entire army had deserted him.

Commentaries on Joshua 4:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The plains of Jericho, consisting of the higher terrace of the Jordan valley, are almost seven miles broad. The mountains of Judaea here recede somewhat from the river, and leave a level and fertile space, which, at the time of Joshua‘s invasion, was principally occupied by a forest of palms. Hence, the name “city of palms,” Deuteronomy 34:3.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 The priests with the ark did not stir till ordered to move. Let none be weary of waiting, while they have the tokens of God's presence with them, even the ark of the covenant, though it be in the depths of adversity. Notice is taken of the honour put upon Joshua. Those are feared in the best manner, and to the best purpose, who make it appear that God is with them, and that they set him before them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. the children of Reuben ... passed over armed before the children of Israel--There is no precedency to the other tribes indicated here; for there is no reason to suppose that the usual order of march was departed from; but these are honorably mentioned to show that, in pursuance of their promise (Jos 1:16-18), they had sent a complement of fighting men to accompany their brethren in the war of invasion.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 4:13

• Gad
• Manasseh

In the dictionaries

• Jericho
• Palestine
• Egypt
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Plain
• Priests and Levites
• Jordan

Commentaries on Joshua 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings