Joshua 22:15

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“They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them,”

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“They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And they come in unto the sons of Reuben, and unto the sons of Gad, and unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and speak with them, saying,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 22:15 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 32:8How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
  2. Leviticus 5:19It is a guilt offering; he was certainly guilty before the LORD.”
  3. Leviticus 17:8Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
  4. Leviticus 26:40But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—
  5. Numbers 5:6“Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty
  6. Numbers 14:43For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.”
  7. Numbers 32:15For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
  8. Deuteronomy 7:4because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.
  9. Deuteronomy 12:4You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.
  10. Deuteronomy 12:13Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;
  11. Deuteronomy 30:17But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,
  12. Joshua 22:12And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.
  13. Joshua 22:18And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
  14. 1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
  15. 1 Chronicles 21:3But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
  16. 2 Chronicles 10:19So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
  17. 2 Chronicles 25:27From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
  18. 2 Chronicles 26:18They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”
  19. 2 Chronicles 28:13“You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”
  20. Ezra 9:2Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”
  21. Ezra 9:15O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
  22. Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
  23. Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
  24. Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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