Joshua 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 4:17 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 4:17 — KJV
“Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.”
— Joshua 4:17 (KJV)
Joshua 4:17 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 4:17
“And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:17: priests, saying, come
“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.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:17: joshua, commanded, priests
“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:17: joshua, therefore, commanded
“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:17: therefore, saying, come
“He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: face: Heb. eye”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:17: therefore, saying, come
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