Joshua 22:29

New American Standard Bible 2020

Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord and turn away from following the Lord this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the Lord our God which is before His tabernacle.”

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose possession the cup has been found, he shall be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”

Genesis 44:7

And they said to him, “Why does my lord say such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

1 Kings 21:3

But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid me that I would give you the inheritance of my fathers!”

2 Kings 18:22

However, if you say to me, ‘We have trusted in the Lord our God,’ is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has removed, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?

2 Chronicles 32:12

Is it not the same Hezekiah who removed His high places and His altars, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, “You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn incense”?

Romans 3:6

Far from it! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Romans 6:2

Far from it! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

Romans 9:14

What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? Far from it!

Deuteronomy 12:11

then it shall come about that the place in which the Lord your God will choose for His name to dwell, there you shall bring everything that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution of your hand, and all your choice vowed offerings which you will vow to the Lord.

Joshua 22:23

If we have built us an altar to turn away from following the Lord, or if to offer a burnt offering or grain offering on it, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings on it, may the Lord Himself demand it.

Joshua 22:26

“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;

Joshua 22:28

Therefore we said, ‘It shall also come about if they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, then we shall say, “See the copy of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice; rather, it is a witness between us and you.” ’

Joshua 22:30

So when Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the congregation, that is, the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, heard the words which the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them.

Joshua 24:16

The people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we would abandon the Lord to serve other gods;

1 Samuel 12:23

Furthermore, as for me, far be it from me that I would sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way.