Yosua 4:24

4:24 He has done this so ¹  all the nations ²  of the earth might recognize the Lord’s power ³  and so you might always obey ⁴  the Lord your God.”

Yosua 4:1

Israel Commemorates the Crossing

4:1 When the entire nation was on the other side, ⁵  the Lord told Joshua,

1 Samuel 17:46

17:46 This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand! I will strike you down and cut off your head. This day I will give the corpses of the Philistine army to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land. Then all the land will realize that Israel has a God

Mazmur 46:11

46:11 The Lord who commands armies is on our side! ⁶ 

The God of Jacob ⁷  is our protector! ⁸  (Selah)

[4:24]  ¹ tn Heb “in order that.”

[4:24]  ² tn Or “peoples.”

[4:24]  ³ tn Heb “know the hand of the Lord that it is strong.”

[4:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “fear.”

[4:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “And when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”

[46:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “the Lord of hosts is with us.” The title “Lord of hosts” here pictures the Lord as a mighty warrior-king who leads armies into battle (see Ps 24:10). The military imagery is further developed in vv. 8-9.

[46:11]  ⁷ tn That is, Israel, or Judah (see Ps 20:1).

[46:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “our elevated place” (see Pss 9:9; 18:2).