Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
- KJV Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
- BSB Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
- NKJV Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
- NASB Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
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Quick answer
Joshua summons the eastern tribes, Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh. It begins the account of these tribes returning to their land.
Overview
With the conquest essentially complete, Joshua calls together the tribes who had settled east of the Jordan. They had crossed over to help their brothers fight, as Moses commanded, and now their task was done. This scene sets up an important lesson about unity and faithfulness among God's people.
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Cross-references · 2
- Num 32:18–33We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have each inherited their inheritance.
- Deut 29:7–8When you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us to battle, and we struck them.
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Joshua — the same name as Jesus, 'the LORD saves' — leads God's people into their inheritance, a shadow of the greater Joshua who brings us into the true rest and the promised land that remains.
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