Joshua 22:32

Easy To Read Version

Then Phinehas and the leaders left that place and went home. They left the people of Reuben and Gad in the land of Gilead and went back to Canaan. They went back to the people of Israel and told them what happened.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:13

A messenger that can be trusted is worth much to the people who send him. He is like cool water during the hot days of harvest.

Joshua 22:31

So Phinehas the priest said, “Now we know that the Lord is with us. And we know that you did not turn against him. We are happy that the people of Israel will not be punished by the Lord.”

Joshua 22:33

The people of Israel were also satisfied. They were happy and thanked God. They decided not to go and fight against the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh. They decided not to destroy the land where those people live.