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Joshua 22:13
The Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the land of Gilead, to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the western Israelite congregation dispatching a delegation to the eastern tribes in Gilead immediately after the assembly at Shiloh resolves to go to war.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ (va.yish.lə.chu) literally means "and they sent," denoting the formal dispatch of Phinehas and the ten tribal heads.
The thread — The text explicitly connects this mission to Phinehas’s prior appearance in Numbers 25:7 and his recorded service before the sanctuary in Judges 20:28.
Why it lands — The passage demands readers track how a structured diplomatic inquiry precedes armed confrontation, anchoring the narrative in specific tribal geography and leadership hierarchy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
Cross-references
- Numbers 25:7 On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
- Exodus 6:25 Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
- Judges 20:28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
- Psalms 106:30 But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.
- Numbers 25:11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.
- Deuteronomy 13:14 then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
- Judges 20:12 And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has occurred among you?
- Proverbs 20:18 Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
- Proverbs 25:9 Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
- Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.