Yosua 18:7

18:7 But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord. ¹  Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land ²  east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”

Yosua 20:8

20:8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho ³  they selected ⁴  Bezer in the desert on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.

Yosua 22:10-11

Civil War is Averted

22:10 The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built there, near the Jordan, an impressive altar. ⁵  22:11 The Israelites received this report: ⁶  “Look, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to ⁷  the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”

Yosua 22:13

22:13 The Israelites sent Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest, to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Yosua 22:25

22:25 The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no right to worship the Lord.’ ⁸  In this way your descendants might cause our descendants to stop obeying ⁹  the Lord.

Yosua 22:30

22:30 When Phinehas the priest and the community leaders and clan leaders who accompanied him heard the defense of the Reubenites, Gadites, and the Manassehites, ¹⁰  they were satisfied. ¹¹ 

Yosua 22:32-33

22:32 Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest, and the leaders left the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead and reported back to the Israelites in the land of Canaan. ¹²  22:33 The Israelites were satisfied with their report and gave thanks to God. ¹³  They said nothing more about launching an attack to destroy the land in which the Reubenites and Gadites lived. ¹⁴ 

[18:7]  ¹ tn Or “the priesthood of the Lord.”

[18:7]  ² tn Or “inheritance.”

[20:8]  ³ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[20:8]  ⁴ tn Or “set aside.”

[22:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they went to Geliloth of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar near the Jordan, an altar great with respect to appearance.”

[22:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “the sons of Israel heard, saying.”

[22:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “toward the front of.”

[22:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “You have no portion in the Lord.”

[22:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “fearing.”

[22:30]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh.”

[22:30]  ¹¹ tn Heb “it was good in their eyes.”

[22:32]  ¹² tn Heb “and Phinehas…returned from the sons of Reuben and from the sons of Gad, from the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the sons of Israel. And they brought back to them a word.”

[22:33]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the word was good in the eyes of the sons of Israel and the sons of Israel blessed God.”

[22:33]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and they did not speak about going up against them for battle to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living.”