About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
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Interpretation
The priests with the ark did not stir till ordered to move. Let none be weary of waiting, while they have the tokens of God's presence with them, even the ark of the covenant, though it be in the depths of adversity.
Glossary
- Jericho Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.