18. So the priests carried the Ark of the Covenant with the Lord out of the river. As soon as their feet touched dry land, the water began flowing again. The river again overflowed its banks. It was just as it had been before they crossed.
19. The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. They camped at Gilgal, east of Jericho.
20. They carried with them the 12 rocks taken from the Jordan. And Joshua set them up at Gilgal.
21. Then he spoke to the Israelites. He said, “In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these rocks mean?’
22. Tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan River on dry land.
23. The Lord your God caused the water to stop flowing. The river was dry until the people finished crossing it. The Lord did the same thing for us at the Jordan that he did for the people at the Red Sea. Remember that he stopped the water at the Red Sea so we could cross.
24. The Lord did this so all people would know he has great power. Then they will always respect the Lord your God.’”