The thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and the children of Gad lived.
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The thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and the children of Gad lived.
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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.
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And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt.
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Passages linked to Joshua 22:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
- Daniel 2:19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- Luke 2:28 then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
- Joshua 22:30 When Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well.
- 1 Samuel 25:32-33 David said to Abigail, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sent you today to meet me! Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, who have kept me today from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.
- Nehemiah 8:5-6 Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people (for he was above all the people), and when he opened it, all the people stood up. Then Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
- Acts 15:12 All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.
- Acts 15:31 When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.
- 2 Corinthians 7:7 and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:6-8 But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you, for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith. For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, praised.
Or, praised.
Hebrew, said.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain As they were by the law of God obliged…
As they were by the law of God obliged to do, if they had been guilty and persisted therein; as afterwards they did they tribe of Benjamin for the same reason.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the children of Reuben, and the children of…
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, called the altar Ed,.... Which signifies a "witness"; they caused such an inscription to be put upon it, or this word to be engraved on it, that so the intention of erecting it might be known in future time; that it was not for sacrifice, but to be a testimony of their being one with their brethren on the other side Jordan, in worship, faith, and fellowship:
for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God; is the one God, the God of them both, of all Israel, whether on the one or the other side of Jordan; to be worshipped by them in one and the same manner, and their sacrifices to be offered to him on his altar before the tabernacle.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Destroy the land - As they were by the…
Destroy the land - As they were by the law of God obliged to do, if they had been guilty and persisted therein; as afterwards they did the tribe of Benjamin for the same reason.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. And did not intend to go up…
Verse 33. And did not intend to go up against them in battle] That is, they now relinquished the intention of going against them in battle, as this explanation proved there was no cause for the measure.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jos 22:33. The children of Israel blessed God —…
Jos 22:33. The children of Israel blessed God — As Phinehas had done, that their brethren had not offended the Divine Majesty as they suspected. And did not intend to go up against them — Laid aside the intention which had been in their minds. To destroy the land — As, by the law of God, they would have been obliged to do, if these two tribes and a half had been guilty of the crime of which they had been suspected, and had persisted in their sin; as afterward they nearly destroyed the tribe of Benjamin for a similar reason.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain THE DEPUTIES SATISFIED. (Jos 22:30-34)
THE DEPUTIES SATISFIED. (Jos 22:30-34)
the thing pleased the children of Israel--The explanation not only gave perfect satisfaction to the deputies, but elicited from them expressions of unbounded joy and thankfulness. "This day we perceive that the Lord is among us" [Jos 22:31], that is, by His gracious presence and preventing goodness, which has kept you from falling into the suspected sin and rescued the nation from the calamity of a fratricidal war or providential judgments. This episode reflects honor upon all parties and shows that piety and zeal for the honor and worship of God animated the people that entered Canaan to an extent far beyond what was exemplified in many other periods of the history of Israel.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 33. Did not intend to go up — More…
33. Did not intend to go up — More literally, They did not talk of going up. This is a Hebraism for saying that they abandoned the purpose of civil war, for which they had assembled at Shiloh.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 32–34. Return of the Embassy
32–34. Return of the Embassy
33. blessed God] Compare 1Ch_29:20, “And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers;” Neh_8:6, “And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God;” Dan_2:19, “Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;” Luk_2:28, “Then took he Him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said.”
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did not intend] i. e. did not carry out their intention of going up to war against them, as they first thought of doing when “they gathered themselves together at Shiloh;” see above Jos_22:12.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (33) Did not intend—i.e., they decided not (Heb. they…
(33) Did not intend—i.e., they decided not (Heb. they did not say to go up against them).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Did not intend. Literally, did not speak. That is,…
Did not intend. Literally, did not speak. That is, no one, after the explanation, was found to support the proposal which had previously been found to be necessary.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:33 Both the eastern and western tribes were relieved…
22:33 Both the eastern and western tribes were relieved that the crisis had been averted, and they joyfully praised God to renew their affirmation of national unity in faithfulness to God.
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