Joshua 4 · Verse 24

Joshua 4:24

That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.
Joshua 4:24, King James Version

Joshua 4:24 in other translations

BSBHe did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”
WEBthat all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD’s hand is mighty, and that you may fear the LORD your God forever.’”
ASVthat all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God for ever.
YLTso that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it is strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.'
DARBYthat all peoples of the earth might know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye might fear Jehovah your God continually.
BBESo that all the peoples of the earth may see that the hand of the Lord is strong; and that they may go in fear of the Lord your God for ever.
WebsterThat all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

What does Joshua 4:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 4:20-24

20-24. those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal--Probably to render them more conspicuous, they might be raised on a foundation of earth or turf. The pile was designed to serve a double purpose--that of impressing the heathen with a sense of the omnipotence of God, while at the same time it would teach an important lesson in religion to the young and rising Israelites in after…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 That all the people of the earth might know - It is very likely that כל עמי הארץ col ammey haarets means simply, all the people of this land - all the Canaanitish nations, to whom, by the miracles wrought in behalf of his people, he intended to show his eternal power and Godhead, the excellence of his protection, and the unavailableness of human might against his omnipotence; and the miracles he wrought for this people, in the sight of the heathen, were well calculated to make these things known. 1. God intends that his religion should be maintained and propagated in the earth; therefore he has given a revelation of himself to men, that it may be taught in the world; and he particularly requires that parents should be diligent and fervent in teaching their children the knowledge of his name. 2. This is one great use of the ordinances of the Gospel, and the rites of religion. They are all significators of sacred things, and point out matters of infinite importance beyond themselves. 3. A spirit of inquiry is common to every child: the human heart is ever panting after knowledge; and if not rightly directed when young, will, like that of our first mother, go astray after forbidden science. 4. If we wish our children to be happy we should show them where happiness is to be found. If we wish them to be wise, we should lead them unto God by means of his word and ordinances. It is natural for a child to inquire, "What do you mean by this baptism? - by this sacrament? - by praying - by singing psalms and hymns?" etc. And what fine opportunities do such questions give pious and intelligent parents to instruct their children in every article of the Christian faith, and in every fact on which these articles are established! Oh why is this neglected, while the command of God is before our eyes, and the importance of the measure so strikingly obvious?

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 4:20-24

It is the duty of parents to tell their children betimes of the words and works of God, that they may be trained up in the way they should go. In all the instruction parents give their children, they should teach them to fear God. Serious godliness is the best learning. Are we not called, as much as the Israelites, to praise the loving-kindness of our God? Shall we not raise a pillar to our God, who has brought us…

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Joshua 4:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anso asH4616
דַּ֜עַתDa.'atto knowH3045
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עַמֵּ֤י'a.Mei[the] peoples ofH5971
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe earthH776
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יַ֣דyad[the] hand ofH3027
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
חֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.Kah[is] mightyH2389
הִ֑יאHi'itH1931
לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
יְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.Temyou may fearH3372
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיָּמִֽים\׃\ \סhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117

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Cross references for Joshua 4:24

  • Psalms 106:8

    Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

  • 1 Kings 8:42-43

    (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

  • Psalms 89:13

    Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:12

    Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

  • 2 Kings 19:19

    Now therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only.

  • Exodus 14:31

    And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.

  • Exodus 15:16

    Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

  • Deuteronomy 6:2

    That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

  • Daniel 3:26-29

    Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, came forth of the midst of the fire. And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

  • Exodus 20:20

    And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

  • Jeremiah 10:6-7

    Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

  • Exodus 9:16

    And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all the people.
Ex 9:16; De 28:10; 1Sa 17:46; 1Ki 8:42,43; 2Ki 5:15; 19:19
Ps 106:8; Da 3:26-29; 4:34,35; 6:26,27
that it is.
Ex 15:16; 1Ch 29:12; Ps 89:13
ye might.
Ex 14:31; 20:20; De 6:2; Ps 76:6-8; 89:7; Jer 10:6,7; 32:40
for ever. Heb. all days.

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Context

  • Joshua 4:23

    For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

  • Joshua 4:24

    That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.

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Joshua 4:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Para que todos los pueblos de la tierra conozcan la mano de Jehová, que es fuerte; para que temáis á Jehová vuestro Dios todos los días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
afin que tous les peuples de la terre connaissent la main de l’ Éternel, qu’elle est forte; afin que vous craigniez toujours l’ Éternel, votre Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
damit alle Völker der Erde die Hand Jehovas erkennten, daß sie stark ist; damit ihr Jehova, euren Gott, fürchtet alle Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sicut fecerat prius in mari Rubro, quod siccavit donec transiremus: