Joshua 22:29

New English Translation

Far be it from us to rebel against the Lord by turning back today from following after the Lord by building an altar for burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace aside from the altar of the Lord our God located in front of his dwelling place!”

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”

Genesis 44:7

They answered him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

1 Kings 21:3

But Naboth replied to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.”

2 Kings 18:22

Perhaps you will tell me, ‘We are trusting in the Lord our God.’ But Hezekiah is the one who eliminated his high places and altars and then told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem.’

2 Chronicles 32:12

Hezekiah is the one who eliminated the Lord’s high places and altars and then told Judah and Jerusalem, “At one altar you must worship and offer sacrifices.”

Romans 3:6

Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?

Romans 6:2

Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

Romans 9:14

What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? Absolutely not!

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then you must come to the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to reside, bringing everything I am commanding you – your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, and all your choice votive offerings which you devote to him.

Joshua 22:23

If we have built an altar for ourselves to turn back from following the Lord by making burnt sacrifices and grain offerings on it, or by offering tokens of peace on it, the Lord himself will punish us.

Joshua 22:26

So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,

Joshua 22:28

We said, ‘If in the future they say such a thing to us or to our descendants, we will reply, “See the model of the Lord’s altar that our ancestors made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’

Joshua 22:30

When Phinehas the priest and the community leaders and clan leaders who accompanied him heard the defense of the Reubenites, Gadites, and the Manassehites, they were satisfied.

Joshua 24:16

The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can worship other gods!

1 Samuel 12:23

As far as I am concerned, far be it from me to sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you! I will instruct you in the way that is good and upright.