Joshua 3:1-4

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Crossing the Jordan

3 Joshua started early the next morning and left the Acacia Grove^[a] with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan and stayed there before crossing. ² After three days the officers went through the camp^{(A) 3} and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God carried by the Levitical priests,^(B) you must break camp and follow it. ⁴ But keep a distance of about 1,000 yards^[b] between yourselves and the ark. Don’t go near it, so that you can see the way to go, for you haven’t traveled this way before.”^[c]