Joshua 3:4
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
Cross-references
Exodus 19:23 recounts Moses setting bounds around Mount Sinai due to God's holiness — directly parallel to the commanded distance from the Ark in Joshua 3:4.
Exodus 3:5 commands Moses to keep distance from the burning bush for holiness, just as Israel must keep distance from the ark — both warn against approaching holy things.
Exodus 19:12 sets boundaries around Sinai to prevent touching holy ground, paralleling the space required around the ark — both emphasize reverence for God's presence.
Numbers 2:2 commands Israel to camp at a distance around the Tabernacle — reflecting the same principle of reverent separation as the two-thousand-cubit gap in Joshua 3:4.
Psalm 89:7 emphasizes reverent fear in God's assembly — mirroring the commanded distance from the Ark in Joshua 3:4 as a sign of holy awe.
Hebrews 12:28 calls for reverence and godly fear in serving God — echoing the holy distance kept from the Ark in Joshua 3:4.
Hebrews 12:29 describes God as a consuming fire — reinforcing the need for reverent distance from His presence, as in Joshua 3:4.