The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.
About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war, passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
On that day, the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying, “Command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, that they come up out of the Jordan.”