Joshua 22:16KJV

Protestant Bible · KJV · Verse 16 of 34

"Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?"
Joshua 22:16

In context

14And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.

15And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,

16Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?

17the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,

18But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

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