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Joshua 22:23

21 Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:

22 “The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.

If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.

24 But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

25 For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no share in the LORD!’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.
KJV
That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;
WEB
that we have built us an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if to offer burnt offering or meal offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings, let the LORD himself require it.
ASV
that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Jehovah; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it;
DARBY
that we have built for ourselves an altar to turn from following Jehovah, and if it is to offer up burnt-offering and oblation on it, and if to offer peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it [from us];
BLB
If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn from following YHWH, or if to offer on it burnt offerings or grain offerings, or if to offer on it peace offerings, YHWH Himself will require [it].
ÅB
at vi bygget oss et alter, som om vi ville vende oss bort fra Herren; og sannelig, ikke for å ofre brennoffer og matoffer på det, og sannelig, ikke for å frembære takkoffer på det - da straffe Herren selv oss! -
OTB
Hvis vi har bygget vårt eget alter for å vende oss bort fra Herren, eller for å ofre brennoffer, grødeoffer eller fredsoffer på det, må Herren selv holde oss ansvarlige.
B1930
at vi bygget oss et alter, som om vi vilde vende oss bort fra Herren; og sannelig, ikke for å ofre brennoffer og matoffer på det, og sannelig, ikke for å frembære takkoffer på det - da straffe Herren selv oss! -

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 20:16

    So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”

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  • Deuteronomy 18:19

    And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.

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  • Genesis 9:4

    But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.

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  • Ezekiel 3:18

    If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 24:22

    Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”

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  • Psalms 10:13–14

    Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”

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  • Ezekiel 33:8

    If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.

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