The people of Gad and Reuben answered, “We promise to do what the Lord commanded.
But if they do not cross the river with you ready to fight, they will not get any land on this side. They will get only a share of the land of Canaan with the rest of you.”
We will cross the Jordan River and march before the Lord into the land of Canaan. And our part of the country is the land east of the Jordan River.”
“Let Reuben live, and not die! But let there be only a few people in his tribe!”
Then the people answered Joshua, “We will do whatever you command us to do. We will go wherever you tell us to go.