Joshua 22:1

1 Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.

Joshua 22:1 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 22:1

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the
half tribe of Manasseh.
] The promise of God to Israel being fulfilled, the land of Canaan being for the most part subdued, the war at an end, and rest had on all sides from their enemies, and the land divided among the nine tribes and an half, and they settled in the quiet possession of their lots; Joshua sent for the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, who had, at their own request, their portion allotted them on the other side Jordan, and who came over that river with him to assist their brethren in their wars with the Canaanites, and addressed them in the following respectable manner.

Joshua 22:1 In-Context

1 Then Joshua called a meeting of all the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.

2 He said to them, "You have done everything Moses, the Lord's servant, told you to do. You have also obeyed all my commands.

3 For a long time you have supported the other Israelites. You have been careful to obey the commands the Lord your God gave you.

4 The Lord your God promised to give the Israelites peace, and he has kept his promise. Now you may go back to your homes, to the land that Moses, the Lord's servant, gave you, on the east side of the Jordan River.

5 But be careful to obey the teachings and laws Moses, the Lord's servant, gave you: to love the Lord your God and obey his commands, to continue to follow him and serve him the very best you can."