"And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land …" — Joshua 22:15

Joshua 22:15 · KJV

“And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,”

— Joshua 22:15

Verse 14

And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one {was} an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. {chief...: Heb. house of the father}

Verse 16

Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass {is} this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?

Joshua 22 — Context

And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,

{Is} the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,

Cross References

Leviticus 5:19

It {is} a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.

1 Samuel 15:23

For rebellion {is as} the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness {is as} iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from {being} king. {witchcraft: Heb. divination}

Leviticus 17:8-9

And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man {there be} of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

Galatians 1:1-2

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Deuteronomy 12:4-6

Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

1 Corinthians 1:10

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and {that} there be no divisions among you; but {that} ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. {divisions: Gr. schisms}

Numbers 32:15

For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

Ezra 9:2

For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of {those} lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.