Jos 4:12 | JFB | STEP | 12, 13. the children of Reuben . . . passed over armed before the children of Israel —There is no precedency to the other tribes indicated here; for there is no reason to suppose that the usual order of march was departed from; but these are honorably mentioned to show that, in pursuance of their promise ( ), they had sent a complement of fighting men to accompany their brethren in the war of invasion.

Joshua 4:12

12, 13. the children of Reuben . . . passed over armed before the children of Israel—There is no precedency to the other tribes indicated here; for there is no reason to suppose that the usual order of march was departed from; but these are honorably mentioned to show that, in pursuance of their promise (Jos 1:16-18), they had sent a complement of fighting men to accompany their brethren in the war of invasion.