Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
There are many references to the fact that all Israel crossed over the Jordan in this chapter (Joshua 4:1-5; Joshua 4:8-9; Joshua 4:12; Joshua 4:14; Joshua 4:20; Joshua 4:24). This, too, highlights the faithfulness of God to His promises to bring the whole nation into the Promised Land.