Joshua 22:1, The two tribes and a half with a blessing are sent home; Joshua 22:10, They build the altar of testimony in their journey; Joshua 22:11, The Israelites are offended thereat; Joshua 22:21, They vindicate their conduct, and give them good satisfaction.
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Joshua 22 — OverviewJoshua 22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMany particular things we have read concerning the two tribes and a
half, though nothing separated them from the rest of the tribes except
the river Jordan, and this chapter is wholly concerning them. I.…Joshua 22 — OverviewJoshua 22 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe war with the Canaanites being ended, Joshua called to him the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, who came over Jordan with him to assist in it, and commended them for their obedience to…Joshua 22:1-9Joshua 22:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe war being ended, and ended gloriously, Joshua, as a prudent
general, disbands his army, who never designed to make war their trade,
and sends them home, to enjoy what they had conquered, and to beat
their…Joshua 22:1Joshua 22:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Reubenites and the Gadites. According to the Hebrew idiom, these are in the original in the singular, as in Genesis 12:6. Thus a tribe, as has been before remarked, or even a family (Joshua 6:25), is spoken of…Joshua 22:1-4Joshua 22:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryService and reward.
I. THE SERVICE. This is characterised by the following points of merit:
1. Obedience to discipline. The two tribes and the half tribe are commended for obedience to their supreme commanders.…Joshua 22:1-9Joshua 22:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryWe have seen the Reubenites and Gadites generously taking their part in the war for the conquest of Canaan, though they had already come into possession themselves of their assigned share on the other side of Jordan. In…