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Joshua 4:13

about 40,000 [men] armed and equipped for war crossed for battle before the LORD to the desert plains of Jericho.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gad;   Manasseh;   Thompson Chain Reference - Warriors;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gad, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jericho;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Palestine;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jordan;   Judges, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arabah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jericho;   Joshua;   Plain;   Quarry;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jordan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jericho;   Jordan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jor'dan;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Egypt;   Jericho;   Joshua, Book of;   Plain;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
About 40,000 ready for war passed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Update Bible Version
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
English Revised Version
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
New Century Version
About forty thousand soldiers prepared for war passed before the Lord as they marched across the river, going toward the plains of Jericho.
New English Translation
About forty thousand battle-ready troops marched past the Lord to fight on the plains of Jericho.
Webster's Bible Translation
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
World English Bible
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And fourti thousynde of fiyters yeden bi her cumpanyes and gaderyngis on the pleyn and feeldi places of the citee of Jerico.
Young's Literal Translation
about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.
Berean Standard Bible
About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into 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.
Bible in Basic English
About forty thousand armed for war went over before the Lord to the fight, to the lowlands of Jericho.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Euen fourtie thousande prepared for warre, went before the Lorde vnto battayl, through the plaine of Iericho.
Complete Jewish Bible
some 40,000 armed soldiers ready for battle crossed in the presence of Adonai to the plains of Yericho.
Darby Translation
About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.
Easy-to-Read Version
About 40,000 soldiers, prepared for war, passed before the Lord . They were marching toward the plains of Jericho.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed on in the presence of the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
King James Version (1611)
About fourty thousand prepared for war, passed ouer before the Lord vnto battell, to the plaines of Iericho.
New Life Bible
About 40,000 soldiers ready for battle crossed before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho.
New Revised Standard
About forty thousand armed for war crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
about forty thousand, equipped for the war, passed over before Yahweh, to battle, into the waste plains of Jericho.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Euen fourty thousand prepared for warre, went before the Lord vnto battel, into ye plaine of Iericho.
George Lamsa Translation
About forty thousand men armed for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Good News Translation
In the presence of the Lord about forty thousand men ready for war crossed over to the plain near Jericho.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And forty thousand fighting men by their troops and bands, marched through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.
Revised Standard Version
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the LORD for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Forty thousand armed for battle went over before the Lord to war, to the city of Jericho.
Christian Standard Bible®
About forty thousand equipped for war crossed to the plains of Jericho in the Lord’s presence.
Hebrew Names Version
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Yericho.
King James Version
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Lexham English Bible
About forty thousand armed for fighting crossed over before the presence of Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle.
Literal Translation
about forty thousand armed men of the army crossed over before Jehovah for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Aboute a fortye thousande men ready harnessed to the warre, wente before the LORDE to the battayll, vpon ye felde of Iericho.
New American Standard Bible
about forty thousand equipped for war, crossed for battle before the LORD to the desert plains of Jericho.
New King James Version
About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before the LORD for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
New Living Translation
These armed men—about 40,000 strong—were ready for battle, and the Lord was with them as they crossed over to the plains of Jericho.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
about 40,000 equipped for war, crossed for battle before the LORD to the desert plains of Jericho.
Legacy Standard Bible
about 40,000 equipped for war crossed for battle before Yahweh to the desert plains of Jericho.

Contextual Overview

10For the priests who carried the ark were standing in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell the people, in accordance with everything that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried and crossed [the dry riverbed]; 11and when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of the LORD and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people. 12The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle before the [other] sons of Israel, just as Moses had spoken to them; 13about 40,000 [men] armed and equipped for war crossed for battle before the LORD to the desert plains of Jericho.14On that day the LORD magnified and exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; so they feared him [with profound awe and reverence], just as they had feared Moses all the days of his life. 15Now the LORD said to Joshua, 16"Order the priests carrying the ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan." 17So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, "Come up out of the Jordan." 18When the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of their feet were raised up to the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and flowed over all its banks as before. 19Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth [day] of the first month and encamped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

prepared for war: or, ready armed, Ephesians 6:11

to the plains: Joshua 5:10, 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 52:8

Reciprocal: Numbers 32:16 - General Numbers 32:17 - General Numbers 32:20 - General Deuteronomy 3:18 - I commanded Deuteronomy 33:21 - he came Joshua 6:7 - that is armed 1 Chronicles 5:18 - four and forty

Cross-References

Job 15:22
"He does not believe that he will return out of the darkness [for fear of being murdered], And he is destined for the sword [of God's vengeance].
Revelation 16:9
People were [severely] burned by the great heat; and they reviled the name of God who has power over these plagues, but they did not repent [of their sin] and glorify Him.
Revelation 16:11
and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their anguish and their sores (abscesses, boils); and they did not repent of what they had done nor hate their wickedness.
Revelation 16:21
And giant hailstones, as heavy as a talent, fell from the sky on the people; and people reviled and spoke abusively of God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so very great.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

About forty thousand prepared for war,.... Accoutred with proper armour to defend themselves, and their brethren, and annoy their enemies: this is to be understood of such a number of the above mentioned tribes; otherwise the number of all Israel that went over Jordan, even armed or fighting men, besides women and children, were five hundred thousand or more. Now though the number of men fit for war, of these tribes, were an hundred thirty thousand, who were all, according to the original agreement, under obligation to go with their brethren over Jordan into Canaan's land, and continue with them until it was subdued, and they had rest in it; yet Joshua took no more than about forty thousand of them, who we may suppose were select men, and fit for his purpose; the rest were left to look after their flocks, their families, and their lands: these

passed over before the Lord unto battle; over Jordan, before the ark of the Lord, as that stood in Jordan, bore by the priests there, being ready to engage in battle whenever it was necessary: and they went on with their brethren

to the plains of Jericho; to a place afterwards called Gilgal; see Joshua 4:19. The Septuagint version is, to the city Jericho.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The 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.


 
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