Joshua 22:32

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then the priest Phinehas son of Eleazar and the chiefs returned from the Reubenites and the Gadites in the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the Israelites, and brought back word to them.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:13

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest are faithful messengers to those who send them; they refresh the spirit of their masters.

Joshua 22:31

The priest Phinehas son of Eleazar said to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the Manassites, “Today we know that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord; now you have saved the Israelites from the hand of the Lord.”

Joshua 22:33

The report pleased the Israelites, and the Israelites blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them, to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites were settled.