Joshua 22:9-11

New English Translation

⁹ So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and headed home to their own land in Gilead,^[a] which they acquired by the Lord’s command through Moses.

Civil War is Averted

¹⁰ The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built there, near the Jordan, an impressive altar.^{[b] 11} The Israelites received this report:^[c] “Look, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to^[d] the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”