Joshua 22:33

Joshua 22:33 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)They were glad to hear the report and praised God. And they talked no more about going to war against them to devastate the country where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the report was good in the eyes of the people of Israel. And the people of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them to destroy the land where the people of Reuben and the people of Gad were settled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the thing pleased the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God; they spoke no more of going against them in battle, to destroy the land where the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.

Context of Joshua 22:33

31And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Manasseh, “Today we know that the Lord is in our midst, because you have not committed this unfaithful act against the Lord; now you have delivered the sons of Israel from the hand of the Lord.” 32Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders 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 brought back word to them. The word pleased the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel blessed God; and they did not speak of going up against them in war to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living. 34The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad called the altar Witness; “For,” they said, “it is a witness between us that the Lord is God.”

Joshua 22:33 word by word

וַיִּיטַ֣ב הַדָּבָ֗ר בְּעֵינֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְבָרֲכ֥וּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֣א אָמְר֗וּ לַעֲל֤וֹת עֲלֵיהֶם֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לְשַׁחֵת֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֥ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֖ד יֹשְׁבִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• The wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• pleasedיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• pleasedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and they did not speakאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• of goingעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: attackH5927
• up againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• them in warצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635
• to destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• in whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• were livingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Joshua 22:33

• Joshua 22:20Did not Achan the son of Zerah act unfaithfully in the things under the ban, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.’”
• Acts 15:12All the people kept silent, and they were listening to Barnabas and Paul as they were relating what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.
• 2 Corinthians 7:7and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced even more.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:6But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, longing to see us just as we also long to see you,
• 1 Samuel 25:32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me,
• 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed low and did homage to the Lord and to the king.
• Nehemiah 8:5Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
• Daniel 2:19Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;
• Luke 2:28then he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

Commentaries on Joshua 22:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33And did not intend to go up against them in battle - That is, they now relinquished the intention of going against them in battle, as this explanation proved there was no cause for the measure.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-34Verses 30-34 It is well that there was on both sides a disposition to peace, as there was a zeal for God; for quarrels about religion, for want of wisdom and love, often prove the most fierce and difficult to be made up. Proud and peevish spirits, when they have passed any unjust blame on their brethren, though full evidence be brought of its unfairness, can by no means be persuaded to withdraw it. But Israel was not so prejudiced. They looked upon their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33Both the eastern and western tribes felt relieved that they avoided the crisis. They joyfully praised God to renew their commitment to national unity and loyalty to him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3433-34. the thing pleased the children of Israel--The explanation not only gave perfect satisfaction to the deputies, but elicited from them expressions of unbounded joy and thankfulness. "This day we perceive that the Lord is among us" [Jos 22:31], that is, by His gracious presence and preventing goodness, which has kept you from falling into the suspected sin and rescued the nation from the calamity of a fratricidal war or providential judgments. This…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 22:33

• Haste
• Motive
• Prudence
• Reubenites
• War

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• God
• Israel
• Reuben
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Children of Israel
• Manasseh
• Rebel

Commentaries on Joshua 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings