Joshua 22:29

Tree of Life Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The one in whose hand the cup was found—he will be my slave. But you, go up to your father in peace.”

Genesis 44:7

They said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing as this.

1 Kings 21:3

But Naboth said to Ahab, “Adonai forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

2 Kings 18:22

“But if you say to me: ‘We trust in Adonai our God’—is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has removed, and then said to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?

2 Chronicles 32:12

Has not the same Hezekiah removed His high places and His altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem saying, “You shall worship before one altar and upon it you shall burn incense?”

Romans 3:6

May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Romans 6:2

May it never be! How can 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? May it never be!

Deuteronomy 12:11

“Then the place Adonai your God chooses to make His Name dwell, there you are to bring all that I command you—your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, the offering of your hand, and all your finest vow offerings that you vow to Adonai.

Joshua 22:23

If we have built an altar to turn away from following Adonai, or if it was to offer burnt offering or grain offering on it, or to offer sacrifices of fellowship offerings on it, let Adonai Himself require it.

Joshua 22:26

“Therefore we said: ‘Let’s now build an altar for ourselves—not for burnt offering or for sacrifice—

Joshua 22:28

Therefore we said: ‘If they say such to us or to our future generations, then we will say, “See the replica of the altar of Adonai which our fathers made—not for burnt offering or for sacrifice, but as a witness between us and you.”’

Joshua 22:30

So when Phinehas the kohen and the leaders of the congregation—the heads of the thousands of Israel who were with him—heard the words that the children of Reuben, the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well.

Joshua 24:16

Then the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake Adonai to worship other gods!

1 Samuel 12:23

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Adonai by ceasing to pray for you! Yet I will keep instructing you in the good and straight way.