Jehovah had instructed the priests carrying the ark of the covenant to march right into the Jordan River.
وَلٰكِنْ عِنْدَ ٱقْتِرَابِ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنَ ٱلنَّهْرِ ،‏ كَانَ بِإِمْكَانِهِمْ أَنْ يَرَوْا كَيْفَ تَسَبَّبَتْ أَمْطَارُ ٱلرَّبِيعِ بِفَيَضَانِ ٱلنَّهْرِ .‏