13 About 40,000 soldiers were prepared for war. They passed before the Lord as they marched across the river. Then they went toward the plains of Jericho to go to war.
14 That day the Lord made Joshua a great man to all the Israelites. They respected Joshua all his life, just as they had respected Moses.
15 Then the Lord spoke to Joshua.
16 He said, “Command the priests to bring the Ark of the Covenant out of the river.”
17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
18 So the priests carried the Ark of the Covenant with the Lord out of the river. As soon as their feet touched dry land, the water began flowing again. The river again overflowed its banks. It was just as it had been before they crossed.
19 The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. They camped at Gilgal, east of Jericho.