strkjv@Joshua:22:11
@ And the
children
of
Israel
heard
say
, Behold, the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
and the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
have
built
an
altar
over
against
the
land
of
Canaan
K@, in the
borders
of
Jordan
, at the
passage
of the
children
of
Israel
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:12
@ And when the
children
of
Israel
heard
of it, the whole
congregation
of the
children
of
Israel
gathered themselves
together
at
Shiloh
, to go
up
to
war
against them.
strkjv@Joshua:22:13
@ And the
children
of
Israel
sent
unto the
children
of
Reuben
R@, and to the
children
of
Gad
, and to the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
, into the
land
of
Gilead
,
Phinehas
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:14
@ And with him
ten
princes
, of
each
H259
chief
house
a
prince
throughout all the
tribes
of
Israel
; and each
one
was an
head
of the
house
of their
fathers
among the
thousands
of
Israel
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:15
@ And they
came
unto the
children
of
Reuben
R@, and to the
children
of
Gad
, and to the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
, unto the
land
of
Gilead
, and they
spake
with them,
saying
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:16
@ Thus
saith
the whole
congregation
of the
LORD
, What
trespass
is this that ye have
committed
against the
God
of
Israel
, to turn
away
this
day
from
following
the
LORD
, in that ye have
builded
you an
altar
, that ye might
rebel
this
day
against the
LORD
?
strkjv@Joshua:22:17
@ Is the
iniquity
of
Peor
too
little
for us, from which we are not
cleansed
until this
day
, although there was a
plague
in the
congregation
of the
LORD
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:18
@ But that ye must turn
away
this
day
from
following
the
LORD
? and it will be, seeing ye
rebel
to
day
against the
LORD
, that to
morrow
he will be
wroth
with the whole
congregation
of
Israel
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:19
@
Notwithstanding
, if the
land
of your
possession
be
unclean
, then pass ye
over
unto the
land
of the
possession
of the
LORD
, wherein the
LORDS
tabernacle
dwelleth
, and take
possession
among
us: but
rebel
not against the
LORD
,
nor
rebel
against us, in
building
you an
altar
beside
the
altar
of the
LORD
our
God
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:20
@ Did not
Achan
the
son
of
Zerah
commit
a
trespass
in the accursed
thing
, and
wrath
fell
on all the
congregation
of
Israel
? and that
man
perished
not
alone
in his
iniquity
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:21
@ Then the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
and the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
answered
, and
said
unto the
heads
of the
thousands
of
Israel
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:22
@ The
LORD
God
of
gods
, the
LORD
God
of
gods
, he
knoweth
, and
Israel
he shall
know
; if it be in
rebellion
, or if in
transgression
against the
LORD
, (
save
us not this
day
, )
strkjv@Joshua:22:23
@ That we have
built
us an
altar
to
turn
from
following
the
LORD
, or if to
offer
thereon burnt
offering
or meat
offering
, or if to
offer
peace
offerings
thereon, let the
LORD
himself
require
it;
strkjv@Joshua:22:24
@ And if we have not rather
done
it for
fear
of this
thing
,
saying
, In time to
come
your
children
might
speak
unto our
children
,
saying
, What have ye to do with the
LORD
God
of
Israel
?
strkjv@Joshua:22:25
@ For the
LORD
hath
made
Jordan
a
border
between us and you, ye
children
of
Reuben
and
children
of
Gad
; ye have no
part
in the
LORD
: so shall your
children
make
our
children
cease
from
fearing
the
LORD
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:26
@ Therefore we
said
, Let us now
prepare
to
build
us an
altar
, not for burnt
offering
, nor for
sacrifice
:
strkjv@Joshua:22:27
@ But that it may be a
witness
between us, and you, and our
generations
after
us, that we might
do
the
service
of the
LORD
before
him with our burnt
offerings
, and with our
sacrifices
, and with our peace
offerings
; that your
children
may not
say
to our
children
in time to
come
, Ye have no
part
in the
LORD
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:28
@ Therefore
said
we, that it shall be, when they should so
say
to us or to our
generations
in time to
come
, that we may
say
again,
Behold
the
pattern
of the
altar
of the
LORD
, which our
fathers
made
, not for burnt
offerings
, nor for
sacrifices
; but it is a
witness
between us and you.
strkjv@Joshua:22:29
@ God
forbid
that we should
rebel
against the
LORD
, and
turn
this
day
from
following
the
LORD
, to
build
an
altar
for burnt
offerings
, for meat
offerings
, or for
sacrifices
, beside the
altar
of the
LORD
our
God
that is
before
his
tabernacle
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:30
@ And when
Phinehas
the
priest
, and the
princes
of the
congregation
and
heads
of the
thousands
of
Israel
which were with him,
heard
the
words
that the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
and the
children
of
Manasseh
spake
, it
pleased
them.
strkjv@Joshua:22:31
@ And
Phinehas
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest
said
unto the
children
of
Reuben
R@, and to the
children
of
Gad
, and to the
children
of
Manasseh
, This
day
we
perceive
that the
LORD
is
among
us, because ye have not
committed
this
trespass
against the
LORD
:
now
ye have
delivered
the
children
of
Israel
out of the
hand
of the
LORD
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:32
@ And
Phinehas
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest
, and the
princes
,
returned
from the
children
of
Reuben
R@, and from the
children
of
Gad
, out of the
land
of
Gilead
, unto the
land
of
Canaan
K@, to the
children
of
Israel
, and
brought
them
word
again
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:33
@ And the
thing
pleased
the
children
of
Israel
; and the
children
of
Israel
blessed
God
, and did not
intend
to go
up
against them in
battle
, to
destroy
the
land
wherein the
children
of
Reuben
and
Gad
dwelt
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:34
@ And the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
called
the
altar
Ed: for it shall be a
witness
between us that the
LORD
is
God
.
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