King James Version
What Does Joshua 22:3 Mean?
“Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.”
Context
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Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
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And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
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Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
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And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
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But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryJos 15:16-20. Othniel, for His Valor, Has Achsah to Wife.
**16-20. He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher--**This offer was made as an incentive to youthful bravery (see on 1Sa 17:25); and the prize was won by Othniel, Caleb's younger brother (Jud 1:13; 3:9). This was the occasion of drawing out the latent energies of him who was destined to be the first judge in Israel.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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