The elders, officers, judges, and all the Israelites were standing around the Box of the Lord’S Agreement. They were standing in front of the priests, the Levites who carried the Holy Box. The Israelites and the other people with them were all standing there. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Ebal and the other half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim. The Lord’S servant Moses had told the people to do this. He told them to do this to be blessed.