9 Joshua said to the Israelites, "Come close. Listen to the words of the Lord your God."
10 Then Joshua said, "This is how you will know that the living God is among you and will completely remove the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites before you.
11 Look! The covenant chest of the ruler of the entire earth is going to cross over in front of you in the Jordan.
12 Now pick twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.
13 The soles of the priests’ feet, who are carrying the chest of the Lord, ruler of the whole earth, will come to rest in the water of the Jordan. At that moment, the water of the Jordan will be cut off. The water flowing downstream will stand still in a single heap."
14 The people marched out from their tents to cross over the Jordan. The priests carrying the covenant chest were in front of the people.
15 When the priests who were carrying the chest came to the Jordan, their feet touched the edge of the water. The Jordan had overflowed its banks completely, the way it does during the entire harvest season.