Joshua 3:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 3:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 3:12 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 3:12 — KJV
“Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.”
— Joshua 3:12 (KJV)
Joshua 3:12 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 3:12
“All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 3:12: twelve, tribes, israel
“And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 3:12: twelve, tribes, israel
“And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 3:12: twelve, tribes, israel
“Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. Take: Heb. Give”
Shares key themes with Joshua 3:12: now, take, men
“And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 3:12: take, men, tribes
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