Joshua 22:29

World Messianic Bible British Edition

“Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away today from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides the LORD our God’s altar that is before his tabernacle!”

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”

Genesis 44:7

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

1 Kings 21:3

Naboth said to Ahab, “May the LORD forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

2 Kings 18:22

But if you tell me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ isn’t that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?

2 Chronicles 32:12

Hasn’t the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You shall worship before one altar, and you shall burn incense on it’?

Romans 3:6

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

Romans 6:2

May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?

Romans 9:14

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!

Deuteronomy 12:11

then it shall happen that to the place which the LORD your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to the LORD.

Joshua 22:23

that we have built us an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if to offer burnt offering or meal offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings, let the LORD himself require it.

Joshua 22:26

“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;

Joshua 22:28

“Therefore we said, ‘It shall be, when they tell us or our generations this in time to come, that we shall say, “Behold the pattern of the LORD’s altar, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.”’

Joshua 22:30

When Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well.

Joshua 24:16

The people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

1 Samuel 12:23

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.