Joshua 22:29

Easy To Read Version

“Truly, we do not want to be against the Lord. We don’t want to stop following him now. We know that the only true altar is the one that is in front of the Holy Tent. That altar belongs to the Lord our God.”

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

But Joseph said, “I will not make you all slaves! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. You others can go in peace to your father.”

Genesis 44:7

But the brothers said to the servant, “Why does the governor say these things? We wouldn’t do anything like that!

1 Kings 21:3

Naboth answered, “I will never give my land to you. This land belongs to my family.”

2 Kings 18:22

Maybe you will say, “We trust the Lord our God.” But I know that Hezekiah took away the high places [227] and altars [228] where people worshiped the Lord. And Hezekiah told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship only in front of the altar here in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 32:12

Hezekiah himself took away the Lord’s high places {\cf2\super [391]} and altars. {\cf2\super [392]} He told you people of Judah and Jerusalem that you must worship and burn incense {\cf2\super [393]} on only one altar.

Romans 3:6

No! If God could not punish us, then God could not judge the world.

Romans 6:2

No! We died to (quit living) our old sinful lives. So how can we continue living with sin?

Romans 9:14

So what should we say about this? Is God not fair? We cannot say that.

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then the Lord will choose a place to be his special house. The Lord will put his name there. And you must bring all the things I command you to that place. Bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one tenth of your crops and animals, [75] your special gifts, any gifts you promised to the Lord, and the first animals born in your herd and flock.

Joshua 22:23

If we broke God’s law, then we ask the Lord himself to punish us.

Joshua 22:26

“So we decided to build this altar. But we did not plan to use it for burning offerings and sacrifices.

Joshua 22:28

In the future, if it happens that your children say that we do not belong to Israel, then our children can say, ‘Look! Our fathers who lived before us made an altar. That altar is exactly like the Lord’s altar {at the Holy Tent}. We do not use this altar for sacrifices—this altar is proof that we are part of Israel.’

Joshua 22:30

Phinehas the priest and the leaders with him heard these things the people from Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said. They were satisfied that these people were telling the truth.

Joshua 24:16

Then the people answered, “We will never stop following the Lord. We will never serve other gods!

1 Samuel 12:23

And as for me, I would never stop praying for you. If I stopped praying for you, then I would be sinning against the Lord. I will continue to teach you the right way to live a good life.