Joshua 22:1-34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:7

Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan ,.... The kingdom of Og, see Deuteronomy 3:13 , but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward : of which an account is given, and the border of their lot described, Joshua 17:1 , and when Joshua sent them also unto their tents, then he blessed them ; it seems as if this half tribe was separately dismissed and blessed, they being more nearly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:8

And he spake unto them ,.... To the half tribe of Manasseh only, though some think also to the other ten tribes: saying, return with much riches unto your tents ; that is, return to their own land, and habitations there, with whatsoever riches they had got from the spoil of the enemy: and with very much cattle ; they had taken from them, and fell to their share, and for which they had good pasturage in Gilead and Bashan, and therefore very proper to take with them: with silver and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:9

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, returned ,.... First to the camp to take their substance, and then set forward to their own land: and departed from the children of Israel ; from the rest of them, for otherwise they were children of Israel also: out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan ; for here the camp of Israel was, as well as the tabernacle: to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession , ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:10

And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan ,.... To the banks of it, or the sand heaps, some take the word to signify, which were thrown up to restrain the waters from overflowing; some by Geliloth understand a place so called; and Jerom F7 De loc. Heb. fol. 92. C. says it was near Jordan in the tribe of Benjamin: but rather the word signifies the meanders, windings, and turnings, of the river F8 Vid. Gusset. Ebr. Comment. p. 170, 573. Reland.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:11

And the children of Israel heard say ,.... Those that dwelt in the land of Canaan, for otherwise, as before observed, the two tribes and a half on the other side Jordan were Israelites also; and this is a further proof that the altar was built on their side, or those in the land of Canaan would have known of the building of it, and have seen them at it, and not come at the knowledge of it by hearsay only, as it seems they did, it being reported to them by some who had been in those parts,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:12

And when the children of Israel heard of it ,.... Of the building the altar in the above place, namely, the nine tribes and a half settled in the land of Canaan: the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh ; where the tabernacle and altar of the Lord were, whose cause they undertook to avenge, being injured as they imagined by the altar the other tribes had built, and where they could consult the Lord by Urim and Thummim, if needful; hither... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:13

And the children of Israel ,.... In the land of Canaan: sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead ; they were possessed of, and had now returned unto and dwelt in; hither they sent an embassy to them, to inquire into the truth of what they had heard, and the reason of it, before they went to war with them, or proclaimed it, or took any further steps towards it; and which they were obliged to do by the above... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:14

And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince , throughout all the tribes of Israel ,.... The nine tribes and a half, so that the half tribe of Manasseh sent a prince, as well as the whole tribes: and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel ; that is, among the rulers of the thousands of Israel; and so the Greek version calls them Chiliarchs, rulers of thousands; for the people were divided into tens, fifties, hundreds, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:15

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 ,.... The deputation came thither; they either sent for the chiefs among the two tribes and a half, to meet them at some place, or they, having a notion of their coming, assembled together to receive them, and hear what they had to say to them: and they spake with them, saying ; as follows; very probably Phinehas was the mouth of the whole, for there could be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:16

Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord ,.... By whom they were sent, and whom they represented; and they do not call them the congregation of Israel, but of the Lord, because it was not on a civil but religious account they were come, and not to plead their own cause, but the cause of God; and not so much to show a concern for their own honour and interest as for the glory of God: what trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel ; they took it for granted... read more

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