13. About forty thousand battle-ready men crossed over before the Lord for battle on the plains of Jericho.
14. On that day, the Lord honored Joshua in the sight of all Israel. They feared him as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.
15. The Lord spoke to Joshua,
16. “Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony: ‘Come up out of the Jordan!’ ”
17. So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan!”