And the children of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, as the Lord had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
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Laid them down there - that is, in Gilgal (Joshua 4:20). They are spoken of as the doers of this, because it was done by the twe…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
According to the number of the tribes... .— Every tribe was represented by a stone on either side of the Jordan. The two cairns re…
John Gill
JohnGill
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded
That is, the twelve men taken out of the twelve tribes of Isra…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The works of the Lord are so worthy of remembrance, and the human heart is so prone to forget them, that various methods are necessary to refresh o…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes