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and when they that bare the ark were come unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (for the Jordan overfloweth all its banks all the time of harvest,)

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Jordan overfloweth all his banks - Rather “is full up to all his banks,” that is, “brim-full.” This remark strikingly illustrates t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And as they that bare the ark, etc. The valor of the priests in proceeding boldly beyond the riverbed into the water itself was deserving …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And as they that bore the ark were come to Jordan Not to the bank, which was overflowed, but to the extremity of the wate…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jordan overflowed all its banks. This magnified the power of God, and His kindness to Israel. Although those who oppose the salvation of God's peop…

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