Deuteronomy
3:12 ¶ And this land, which we
possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and
half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to
the Gadites. 13 And the rest of Gilead,
and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of
Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land
of giants. 14 Jair the son of Manasseh
took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and
called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day. 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites
I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border
even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of
Ammon; 17 The plain also, and Jordan,
and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even
the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward. 18
And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given
you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the
children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. 19 But your wives, and your little ones, and
your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your
cities which I have given you; 20 Until
the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until
they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond
Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I
have given you.
Joshua
1:10 ¶ Then Joshua commanded the
officers of the people, saying, 11 Pass
through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for
within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land,
which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it. 12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites,
and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of
the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath
given you this land. 14 Your wives, your
little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on
this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty
men of valour, and help them; 15 Until
the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also
have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall
return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’S
servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
In Numbers 32 there is
a more complete explanation of what occurred in the beginning of this.
Numbers
32:1 ¶ Now the children of Reuben and
the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the
land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for
cattle; 2 The children of Gad and the children of
Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the
princes of the congregation, saying, 3
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and
Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 4 Even the
country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for
cattle, and thy servants have cattle: 5
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land
be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
6 And Moses said unto the children of
Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye
sit here? 7 And wherefore discourage ye
the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the
LORD hath given them? 8 Thus did your
fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up unto the valley of
Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel,
that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them. 10 And the LORD’S anger was kindled the same
time, and he sware, saying, 11 Surely
none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward,
shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob;
because they have not wholly followed me: 12
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun:
for they have wholly followed the LORD. 13
And the LORD’S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander
in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in
the sight of the LORD, was consumed. 14
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of
sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel. 15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will
yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
Numbers
32:16 ¶ And they came near unto him, and
said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little
ones: 17 But we ourselves will go ready
armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their
place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the
inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not
return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man
his inheritance. 19 For we will not
inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is
fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward. 20
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed
before the LORD to war, 21 And will go
all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his
enemies from before him, 22 And the land
be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless
before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession
before the LORD. 23 But if ye will not
do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find
you out. 24 Build you cities for your
little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of
your mouth. 25 And the children of Gad
and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my
lord commandeth. 26 Our little ones, our
wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
27 But thy servants will pass over,
every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
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