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.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- BSB The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
- NKJV So the thing pleased the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God; they spoke no more of going against them in battle, to destroy the land where the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
- NASB The word pleased the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel blessed God; and they did not speak of going up against them in battle to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living.
- NLT And all the Israelites were satisfied and praised God and spoke no more of war against Reuben and Gad.
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Quick answer
Israel is pleased, blesses God, and abandons all thought of war. It shows the full restoration of peace and worship.
Overview
Upon hearing the report, the whole congregation rejoices and praises God instead of preparing for battle. The crisis ends not in destruction but in thanksgiving and renewed fellowship. This happy resolution highlights how truth and humility can heal what misunderstanding nearly destroyed.
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- 1 Chr 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
- Luke 2:28Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
- Dan 2:19Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- Josh 22:30And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
- 1 Sam 25:32–33And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
- 2 Cor 7:7And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
- Acts 15:12Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
- Acts 15:31Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- 1 Th 3:6–8But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
- Neh 8:5–6And 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:
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