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Book of Joshua, Chapter 22

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Chapter 22 of Joshua—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
  2. and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, 2and have listened to my voice in all that I commanded you.
  3. You have not forsaken your brothers these many days to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
  4. And now 3the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, as He spoke to them; therefore turn now and go to your tents, to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan.
  5. Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to 4love the LORD your God and walk in all His ways and keep His commandments and hold fast to Him and serve Him 5with all your heart and with all your soul.”
  6. So Joshua 6blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
  7. ¶ Now 7to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but 8to the other half Joshua gave a possession among their brothers westward beyond the Jordan. So when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them,
  8. and said to [a]them, “Return to your tents with great riches and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and with very many clothes; 9divide the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.”
  9. The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home and departed from the sons of Israel at Shiloh which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the 10land of Gilead, to the land of their possession which they had possessed, according to the [b]command of the LORD [c]through Moses.
  10. ¶ When they came to the region of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan, a large altar in appearance.
  11. And the sons of Israel heard it [d]said, “Behold, the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have 11built an altar at the [e]frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan, on the side belonging to the sons of Israel.”
  12. When the sons of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the sons of Israel gathered themselves at 12Shiloh to go up against them in war.
  13. ¶ Then the sons of Israel sent to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, 13Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
  14. and with him ten chiefs, one chief for each father’s household from each of the tribes of Israel; and 14each one of them was the head of his father’s household among the [f]thousands of Israel.
  15. They came to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them saying,
  16. “Thus says the whole congregation of the LORD, ‘What is this unfaithful act which you have committed against the God of Israel, turning away from following the LORD this day, by 15building yourselves an altar, to rebel against the LORD this day?
  17. Is not 16the iniquity of Peor [g]enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although a plague came on the congregation of the LORD,
  18. that you must turn away this day from following the LORD? If you rebel against the LORD today, 17He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel tomorrow.
  19. If, however, the land of your possession is unclean, then [h]cross into the land of the possession of the LORD, where the LORD’S tabernacle [i]stands, and take possession among us. Only do not rebel against the LORD, or rebel against us by 18building an altar for yourselves, besides the altar of the LORD our God.
  20. Did not 19Achan the son of Zerah act unfaithfully in the things under the ban, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.’”
  21. ¶ Then the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered and spoke to the heads of the [j]families of Israel.
  22. “The 20Mighty One, God, the LORD, the Mighty One, God, the LORD! 21He knows, and may Israel itself know. If it was in rebellion, or if in an unfaithful act against the LORD do not save us this day!
  23. If we have built us an altar to turn away from following the LORD, or if to 22offer a burnt offering or grain offering on it, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings on it, may the LORD Himself require it.
  24. But truly we have done this out of concern, [k]for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your sons may say to our [l]sons, “What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
  25. For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have no portion in the LORD.” So your sons may make our sons stop fearing the LORD.’
  26. ¶ “Therefore we said, ‘Let us [m]build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;
  27. rather it shall be 23a witness between us and you and between our generations after us, that we are to 24perform the service of the LORD before Him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices and with our peace offerings, so that your sons will not say to our sons in time to come, “You have no portion in the LORD.”’
  28. Therefore we said, ‘It shall also come about if they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, then we shall say, “See the copy of the altar of the LORD which our fathers made, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice; rather it is a witness between us and you.”’
  29. Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and turn away from following the LORD this day, by 25building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God which is before His [n]tabernacle.”
  30. ¶ So when Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the congregation, even the heads of the [o]families of Israel who were with him, heard the words which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the sons of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them.
  31. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Manasseh, “Today we know that the 26LORD is in our midst, because you have not committed this unfaithful act against the LORD; now you have delivered the sons of Israel from the hand of the LORD.”
  32. ¶ Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned from the sons of Reuben and from the sons of Gad, from the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the sons of Israel, and brought back word to them.
  33. The word pleased the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel 27blessed God; and they did not speak of going up against them in war to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living.
  34. The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad 28called the altar Witness; “For,” they said, “it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit them, saying, “Return
  2. ^ Lit mouth
  3. ^ Lit by the hand of
  4. ^ Lit saying
  5. ^ Lit front
  6. ^ Or families
  7. ^ Lit little for us
  8. ^ Lit cross for yourselves
  9. ^ Lit abides
  10. ^ Lit thousands
  11. ^ Lit from
  12. ^ Lit sons, saying
  13. ^ Lit prepare to build for ourselves
  14. ^ Lit dwelling place
  15. ^ Lit thousands

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Nu 32:20-22
  2. ^ Jos 1:12-18
  3. ^ Nu 32:18; De 3:20
  4. ^ De 5:10
  5. ^ De 4:29
  6. ^ Ge 47:7; Jos 14:13; 2Sa 6:18; Lu 24:50
  7. ^ Nu 32:33
  8. ^ Jos 17:1-13
  9. ^ Nu 31:27; 1Sa 30:16
  10. ^ Nu 32:1, 26, 29
  11. ^ De 12:5; Jos 22:19
  12. ^ Jos 18:1
  13. ^ Nu 25:7, 11; 31:6
  14. ^ Nu 1:4
  15. ^ Jos 22:11
  16. ^ Nu 25:1-9
  17. ^ Nu 16:22
  18. ^ Jos 22:11
  19. ^ Jos 7:1-26
  20. ^ De 10:17
  21. ^ 1Ki 8:39; Jb 10:7; Ps 44:21
  22. ^ De 12:11
  23. ^ Ge 31:48; Jos 24:27
  24. ^ De 12:6, 11, 26f
  25. ^ De 12:13f
  26. ^ Ex 25:8; Le 26:11f; 2Ch 15:2
  27. ^ 1Ch 29:20; Da 2:19; Lu 2:28
  28. ^ Ge 31:47-49

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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