8. Order the priests who carry the ark of the promise, ‘When you step into the water of the Jordan River, stand there.’ ”
9. So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come here, and listen to the words of the Lord your God.”
10. Joshua continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly force the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites out of your way.
11. Watch the ark of the promise of the Lord of the whole earth as it goes ahead of you into the Jordan River.
12. Choose one man from each of the 12 tribes of Israel.
13. The priests who carry the ark of the Lord, the Lord of the whole earth, will stand in the water of the Jordan. Then the water flowing from upstream will stop and stand up like a dam.”
14. So they broke camp to cross the Jordan River. The priests who carried the ark of the promise went ahead of the people.