Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
TWELVE STONES TAKEN FOR A MEMORIAL OUT OF JORDAN. (Joshua 4:1-8)
the Lord spake unto Joshua, Take you twelve men—each representing a tribe. They had been previously chosen for this service (Joshua 3:12), and the repetition of the command is made here solely to introduce the account of its execution. Though Joshua had been divinely instructed to erect a commemorative pile, the representatives were not apprised of the work they were to do till the time of the passage.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Joshua 4:3:
Joshua 4:1-3
Judges 2:1-3
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