The Offensive Altar

10 When they came to the region of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan, a large altar in appearance. 11 And the sons of Israel heard it [a]said, “Behold, the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have (A)built an altar at the [b]frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan, on the side belonging to the sons of Israel.” 12 When the sons of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the sons of Israel gathered themselves at (B)Shiloh to go up against them in war.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 22:11 Lit saying
  2. Joshua 22:11 Lit front