Joshua 22:30

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Phinehas and the clan leaders were pleased when they heard the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh explain why they had built the altar. Then Phinehas told them, “Today we know that the LORD is helping us. You have not been unfaithful to him, and this means that the LORD will not be angry with us.”

Cross References

Genesis 28:8

Esau already had several wives, but he realized at last how much his father hated the Canaanite women.

Esther 1:21

King Xerxes and his officials liked what Memucan had said,

Proverbs 15:1

A kind answer soothes angry feelings, but harsh words stir them up.

Acts 11:18

When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, “God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!”

Joshua 22:33

The Israelites were happy and praised God. There was no more talk about going to war and wiping out the tribes of Reuben and Gad.

Judges 8:3

Besides, God chose you to capture Raven and Wolf. I didn't do a thing compared to you. By the time Gideon had finished talking, the men of Ephraim had calmed down and were no longer angry with him.

1 Samuel 29:6

Achish called David over and said: I swear by the living LORD that you've been honest with me, and I want you to fight by my side. I don't think you've done anything wrong from the day you joined me until this very moment. But the other Philistine rulers don't want you to come along.