Numbers 32:17
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
Cross-reference
Numbers 32:29–32
Parallel
Numbers 32:29-32 records Moses' covenant — they must cross armed as promised here to receive their inheritance.
Numbers 32:27
Parallel
Numbers 32:27 repeats the pledge — they will cross armed as Moses commanded, confirming their earlier statement.
Deuteronomy 3:18–20
Parallel
Deuteronomy 3:18-20 retells Moses' command to these tribes to go armed ahead — echoing their pledge here.
Joshua 4:12
Prophetic fulfillment
Joshua 4:12 directly fulfills this promise — these tribes crossed the Jordan armed as they said.
Joshua 4:13
Prophetic fulfillment
Joshua 4:13 gives the number of armed men (40,000) crossing — fulfilling their commitment here.
Joshua 1:15
Parallel
In Joshua 1:15, Joshua reminds the eastern tribes of their promise to fight until all possess the land — directly referencing the condition from Numbers 32:17.