Joshua 4:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 4:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 4:20 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 4:20 — KJV
“And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.”
— Joshua 4:20 (KJV)
Joshua 4:20 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 4:20
“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.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:20: twelve, stones, took
“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.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:20: twelve, stones, jordan
“And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:20: those, took, jordan
“And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:20: those, took, jordan
“And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:”
Shares key themes with Joshua 4:20: twelve, stones, took
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