Joshua 22:33 · KJV
“And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.”
— Joshua 22:33
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar {Ed}: for it {shall be} a witness between us that the LORD {is} God. {Ed: that is, A witness}
Joshua 22 — Context
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD {is} among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. {now: Heb. then}
32And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
33And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
34And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar {Ed}: for it {shall be} a witness between us that the LORD {is} God. {Ed: that is, A witness}
Cross References
Luke 2:28
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Daniel 2:19
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
1 Chronicles 29:20
And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
Joshua 22:30
And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which {were} with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. {pleased...: Heb. was good in their eyes}
Acts 15:12
Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
1 Samuel 25:32-33
And David said to Abigail, Blessed {be} the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
Nehemiah 8:5-6
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: {sight: Heb. eyes}
2 Corinthians 7:7
And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.