Joshua 22:21

Then responded the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh,—and spake unto the heads of the thousands of Israel:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

20Did not, Achan son of Zerah, commit an act of treachery, with a devoted thing, and, upon all the assembly of Israel, came wrath,—so that not, he—one man alone, died in his iniquity.

22El-Elohim-Yahweh, El-Elohim-Yahweh, he knoweth, and, Israel, he, shall know,—if in rebellion, or if in treachery, against Yahweh, do not save us this day:

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Cross References

Exodus 18:21Thou thyself, therefore shalt look out, from among all the people—men of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion,—and place them over [them] as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Proverbs 16:1To man, belong the preparations of the heart, but, from Yahweh, cometh the answer of the tongue.

Proverbs 24:26Lips, should one kiss with one who answereth in right words.

Acts 11:4But Peter, making a beginning, went on to set forth the matter unto them in order, saying—

1 Peter 3:15But, the Lord Christ, hallow ye in your hearts, ready always for a defence, unto every one that is asking you a reason concerning, the hope within you,—nevertheless, with meekness and reverence:

Matthew Henry on Joshua 22:11-21

The Altar of the Reubenites. ( b. c. 1444.) 10 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 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, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. 12 And… Read the whole commentary →

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