Joshua 22
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 22 of 24
Chapter Summary
The two and a half tribes are blessed and sent home. 10 They build the altar of testimony in their journey. 11 The Israelites are offended. 21 They give them good satisfaction.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Summons the eastern tribes, blesses them, and sends them home to their possession beyond the Jordan (vv. 1-8).
Son of Eleazar the priest, sent to confront the eastern tribes about the altar and satisfied by their answer (vv. 13, 30-32).
The servant of Jehovah, repeatedly cited as the one who commanded the eastern tribes and gave them their land (vv. 2-9).
Son of Zerah, cited as the warning example of one whose sin brought wrath on all the company of Israel (v. 20).
The priest, named as the father of Phinehas the envoy (vv. 13, 31-32).
Named as the father of Achan in the cautionary reminder of the devoted-thing sin (v. 20).
Timeline
Joshua summons the Reubenites, Gadites, and half Manasseh, praises their obedience, exhorts them to keep the Law, blesses them, and sends them to their tents.
Joshua 22:1-9Upon reaching the regions of the Jordan, the departing tribes build a grand and highly visible altar by the river.
Joshua 22:10Hearing of the newly built altar, the rest of the sons of Israel assemble at Shiloh to prepare for war against the Transjordan tribes.
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