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THE MESSAGE
Joshua 22:1
Then Joshua called together the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He said: "You have carried out everything Moses the servant of God commanded you, and you have obediently done everything I have commanded you. All this time and right down to this very day you have not abandoned your brothers; you've shouldered the task laid on you by God , your God. And now God , your God, has given rest to your brothers just as he promised them. You're now free to go back to your homes, the country of your inheritance that Moses the servant of God gave you on the other side of the Jordan. Only this: Be vigilant in keeping the Commandment and The Revelation that Moses the servant of God laid on you: Love God , your God, walk in all his ways, do what he's commanded, embrace him, serve him with everything you are and have."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh
Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh
Hebrew Names Version
Then Yehoshua called the Re'uveni, and the Gadi, and the half-tribe of Menashsheh,
Then Yehoshua called the Re'uveni, and the Gadi, and the half-tribe of Menashsheh,
King James Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Lexham English Bible
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
English Standard Version
At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
New Century Version
Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
New English Translation
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
Amplified Bible
Then Joshua called the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
New American Standard Bible
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Contemporary English Version
Joshua had the men of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh come for a meeting, and he told them:
Joshua had the men of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh come for a meeting, and he told them:
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Y'hoshua called the Re'uveni, the Gadi and the half-tribe of M'nasheh,
Then Y'hoshua called the Re'uveni, the Gadi and the half-tribe of M'nasheh,
Darby Translation
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
George Lamsa Translation
THEN Joshua called the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh,
THEN Joshua called the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Good News Translation
Then Joshua called together the people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
Then Joshua called together the people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
Literal Translation
Then Joshua called for the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called for the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Iosua called ye Rubenites and Gaddites, and ye halfe trybe of Manasse,
Then Iosua called ye Rubenites and Gaddites, and ye halfe trybe of Manasse,
American Standard Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Bible in Basic English
Then Joshua sent for the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua sent for the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Iosuah called the Rubenites, the Gadites, & the halfe tribe of Manasses,
Then Iosuah called the Rubenites, the Gadites, & the halfe tribe of Manasses,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
King James Version (1611)
Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then Joshua called together the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse,
Then Joshua called together the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse,
English Revised Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Berean Standard Bible
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the same tyme Josue clepide men of Ruben, and men of Gad, and half the lynage of Manasses,
In the same tyme Josue clepide men of Ruben, and men of Gad, and half the lynage of Manasses,
Young's Literal Translation
Then Joshua calleth for the Reubenite, and for the Gadite, and for the half of the tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua calleth for the Reubenite, and for the Gadite, and for the half of the tribe of Manasseh,
Update Bible Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
World English Bible
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
New King James Version
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
New Living Translation
Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
New Life Bible
Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh.
Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-family group of Manasseh.
New Revised Standard
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, called Joshua - for the Reubenites, and for the Gadites, - and for the half tribe of Manasseh;
Then, called Joshua - for the Reubenites, and for the Gadites, - and for the half tribe of Manasseh;
Douay-Rheims Bible
At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses,
At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses,
Revised Standard Version
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manas'seh,
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manas'seh,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Contextual Overview
1Then Joshua called together the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He said: "You have carried out everything Moses the servant of God commanded you, and you have obediently done everything I have commanded you. All this time and right down to this very day you have not abandoned your brothers; you've shouldered the task laid on you by God , your God. And now God , your God, has given rest to your brothers just as he promised them. You're now free to go back to your homes, the country of your inheritance that Moses the servant of God gave you on the other side of the Jordan. Only this: Be vigilant in keeping the Commandment and The Revelation that Moses the servant of God laid on you: Love God , your God, walk in all his ways, do what he's commanded, embrace him, serve him with everything you are and have." 6Then Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way. They went home. (To the half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had assigned a share in Bashan. To the other half, Joshua assigned land with their brothers west of the Jordan.) When Joshua sent them off to their homes, he blessed them. He said: "Go home. You're going home rich—great herds of cattle, silver and gold, bronze and iron, huge piles of clothing. Share the wealth with your friends and families—all this plunder from your enemies!" The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the People of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had taken under the command of Moses as ordered by God . They arrived at Geliloth on the Jordan (touching on Canaanite land). There the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar on the banks of the Jordan—a huge altar! The People of Israel heard of it: "What's this? The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar facing the land of Canaan at Geliloth on the Jordan, across from the People of Israel!" When the People of Israel heard this, the entire congregation mustered at Shiloh to go to war against them. They sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh (that is, to the land of Gilead). Accompanying him were ten chiefs, one chief for each of the ten tribes, each the head of his ancestral family. They represented the military divisions of Israel. They went to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh and spoke to them: "The entire congregation of God wants to know: What is this violation against the God of Israel that you have committed, turning your back on God and building your own altar—a blatant act of rebellion against God ? Wasn't the crime of Peor enough for us? Why, to this day we aren't rid of it, still living with the fallout of the plague on the congregation of God ! Look at you—turning your back on God ! If you rebel against God today, tomorrow he'll vent his anger on all of us, the entire congregation of Israel. "If you think the land of your possession isn't holy enough but somehow contaminated, come back over to God 's possession, where God 's Dwelling is set up, and take your land there, but don't rebel against God . And don't rebel against us by building your own altar apart from the Altar of our God . When Achan son of Zerah violated the holy curse, didn't anger fall on the whole congregation of Israel? He wasn't the only one to die for his sin." The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied to the heads of the tribes of Israel: The God of Gods is God , The God of Gods is God ! "He knows and he'll let Israel know if this is a rebellious betrayal of God . And if it is, don't bother saving us. If we built ourselves an altar in rebellion against God , if we did it to present on it Whole-Burnt-Offerings or Grain-Offerings or to enact there sacrificial Peace-Offerings, let God decide. "But that's not it. We did it because we cared. We were anxious lest someday your children should say to our children, ‘You're not connected with God , the God of Israel! God made the Jordan a boundary between us and you. You Reubenites and Gadites have no part in God .' And then your children might cause our children to quit worshiping God . "So we said to ourselves, ‘Let's do something. Let's build an altar—but not for Whole-Burnt-Offerings, not for sacrifices.' "We built this altar as a witness between us and you and our children coming after us, a witness to the Altar where we worship God in his Sacred Dwelling with our Whole-Burnt-Offerings and our sacrifices and our Peace-Offerings. "This way, your children won't be able to say to our children in the future, ‘You have no part in God .' "We said to ourselves, ‘If anyone speaks disparagingly to us or to our children in the future, we'll say: Look at this model of God 's Altar which our ancestors made. It's not for Whole-Burnt-Offerings, not for sacrifices. It's a witness connecting us with you.' "Rebelling against or turning our backs on God is the last thing on our minds right now. We never dreamed of building an altar for Whole-Burnt-Offerings or Grain-Offerings to rival the Altar of our God in front of his Sacred Dwelling." Phinehas the priest, all the heads of the congregation, and the heads of the military divisions of Israel who were also with him heard what the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had to say. They were satisfied. Priest Phinehas son of Eleazar said to Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, "Now we're convinced that God is present with us since you haven't been disloyal to God in this matter. You saved the People of Israel from God 's discipline." Then Priest Phinehas son of Eleazar left the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh (from Gilead) and, with the chiefs, returned to the land of Canaan to the People of Israel and gave a full report. They were pleased with the report. The People of Israel blessed God—there was no more talk of attacking and destroying the land in which the Reubenites and Gadites were living. Reuben and Gad named the altar: A Witness Between Us. God Alone Is God. 8 Then Joshua called together the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He said: "You have carried out everything Moses the servant of God commanded you, and you have obediently done everything I have commanded you. All this time and right down to this very day you have not abandoned your brothers; you've shouldered the task laid on you by God , your God. And now God , your God, has given rest to your brothers just as he promised them. You're now free to go back to your homes, the country of your inheritance that Moses the servant of God gave you on the other side of the Jordan. Only this: Be vigilant in keeping the Commandment and The Revelation that Moses the servant of God laid on you: Love God , your God, walk in all his ways, do what he's commanded, embrace him, serve him with everything you are and have." Then Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way. They went home. (To the half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had assigned a share in Bashan. To the other half, Joshua assigned land with their brothers west of the Jordan.) When Joshua sent them off to their homes, he blessed them. He said: "Go home. You're going home rich—great herds of cattle, silver and gold, bronze and iron, huge piles of clothing. Share the wealth with your friends and families—all this plunder from your enemies!" 9 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the People of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had taken under the command of Moses as ordered by God .
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joshua: Numbers 32:18-33, Deuteronomy 29:7, Deuteronomy 29:8
Reubenites: We have already seen, that a detachment of 40,000 men, of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, had passed over Jordan armed, with their brethren, according to their agreement with Moses. The war being now concluded, the land divided, and their brethren settled, Joshua assembles these warriors; and with commendations for their services and fidelity, he dismisses them, having fist given them the most pious and suitable instructions. They had now been about seven years absent from their respective families; and though there was only the river Jordan between the camp of Gilgal and their own inheritance, yet it does not appear that they had, during that time, ever revisited their home, which they might have done at any time of the year, except the harvest, as the river was at other times easily fordable.
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:18 - I commanded Deuteronomy 33:6 - General Joshua 1:13 - Remember 1 Chronicles 12:37 - the other side
Cross-References
Genesis 22:7
Isaac said to Abraham his father, "Father?" "Yes, my son." "We have flint and wood, but where's the sheep for the burnt offering?"
Isaac said to Abraham his father, "Father?" "Yes, my son." "We have flint and wood, but where's the sheep for the burnt offering?"
Genesis 22:11
Just then an angel of God called to him out of Heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Yes, I'm listening."
Just then an angel of God called to him out of Heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Yes, I'm listening."
Genesis 22:12
"Don't lay a hand on that boy! Don't touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn't hesitate to place your son, your dear son, on the altar for me."
"Don't lay a hand on that boy! Don't touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn't hesitate to place your son, your dear son, on the altar for me."
Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place God -Yireh ( God -Sees-to-It). That's where we get the saying, "On the mountain of God , he sees to it."
Abraham named that place God -Yireh ( God -Sees-to-It). That's where we get the saying, "On the mountain of God , he sees to it."
Exodus 3:4
God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Yes? I'm right here!"
God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Yes? I'm right here!"
Exodus 16:4
God said to Moses, "I'm going to rain bread down from the skies for you. The people will go out and gather each day's ration. I'm going to test them to see if they'll live according to my Teaching or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they have gathered, it will turn out to be twice as much as their daily ration."
God said to Moses, "I'm going to rain bread down from the skies for you. The people will go out and gather each day's ration. I'm going to test them to see if they'll live according to my Teaching or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they have gathered, it will turn out to be twice as much as their daily ration."
2 Samuel 24:1
Once again God 's anger blazed out against Israel. He tested David by telling him, "Go and take a census of Israel and Judah." So David gave orders to Joab and the army officers under him, "Canvass all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and get a count of the population. I want to know the number."
Once again God 's anger blazed out against Israel. He tested David by telling him, "Go and take a census of Israel and Judah." So David gave orders to Joab and the army officers under him, "Canvass all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and get a count of the population. I want to know the number."
Proverbs 17:3
As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by God .
As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by God .
1 Corinthians 10:13
No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.
No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.
Hebrews 11:17
By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was as ready to return the promised son, his only son, as he had been to receive him—and this after he had already been told, "Your descendants shall come from Isaac." Abraham figured that if God wanted to, he could raise the dead. In a sense, that's what happened when he received Isaac back, alive from off the altar.
By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was as ready to return the promised son, his only son, as he had been to receive him—and this after he had already been told, "Your descendants shall come from Isaac." Abraham figured that if God wanted to, he could raise the dead. In a sense, that's what happened when he received Isaac back, alive from off the altar.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. The promise of God to Israel being fulfilled, the land of Canaan being for the most part subdued, the war at an end, and rest had on all sides from their enemies, and the land divided among the nine tribes and an half, and they settled in the quiet possession of their lots; Joshua sent for the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, who had, at their own request, their portion allotted them on the other side Jordan, and who came over that river with him to assist their brethren in their wars with the Canaanites, and addressed them in the following respectable manner.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The events of this chap. are no doubt recorded in their proper historical order. The auxiliary forces of the trans-Jordanic tribes were not sent away immediately after the campaigns against the Canaanites were over. They set forth from Shiloh, Joshua 22:9, to which place the sanctuary had been removed Joshua 18:1 after the conquest and the settlement of the children of Judah and of Joseph in their possessions, and after the appointment of the Levitical cities.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XXII
Joshua assembles, commends, blesses, and then dismisses the two
tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 1-8.
They return and build an altar by the side of Jordan, 9, 10.
The rest of the Israelites hearing of this, and suspecting that
they had built the altar for idolatrous purposes, or to make a
schism in the national worship, prepare to go to war with them,
11, 12;
but first send a deputation to know the truth, 13, 14.
They arrive and expostulate with their brethren, 15-20.
The Reubenites, Gadites, and half tribe of Manasseh, make a
noble defence, and show that their altar was built as a
monument only to prevent idolatry, 21-29.
The deputation are satisfied, and return to the ten tribes and
make their report, 30-32.
The people rejoice and praise God, 33;
and the Reubenites and Gadites call the altar they had raised
Ed, that it might be considered a witness between them and
their brethren on the other side Jordan, 34.
NOTES ON CHAP. XXII
Verse Joshua 22:1. Then Joshua called the Reubenites, c. — We have already seen that 40,000 men of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, had passed over Jordan armed, with their brethren, according to their stipulation with Moses. The war being now concluded, Joshua assembles these warriors, and with commendations for their services and fidelity, he dismisses them, having first given them the most pious and suitable advices. They had now been about seven years absent from their respective families and though there was only the river Jordan between the camp at Gilgal and their own inheritance, yet it does not appear that they had during that time ever revisited their own home, which they might have done any time in the year, the harvest excepted, as at all other times that river was easily fordable.
