THEOSISJoshua 22:30Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And when Phinees the priest, and the princes of the embassage, who were with him, had heard this, they were satisfied: and they admitted most willingly the words of the children of Ruben, and Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses,
וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע פִּֽינְחָ֣ס הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וּנְשִׂיאֵ֨י הָעֵדָ֜ה וְרָאשֵׁ֨י אַלְפֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ אֶת־הַ֨דְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר דִּבְּר֛וּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֥ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֖ד וּבְנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Josh 22:33And the saying pleased all that heard it. And the children of Israel praised God, and they no longer said that they would go up against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their possession.
- Acts 11:18Having heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying: God then hath also to the Gentiles given repentance, unto life.
- 1 Sam 25:32And David said to Abigail: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me, and blessed be thy speech:
- 1 Sam 25:33And blessed be thou, who hast kept me to day from coming to blood, and revenging me with my own hand.
- Prov 15:1A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
- 2 Chr 30:4And the thing pleased the king, and all the people.
- Gen 28:8Experiencing also, that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan:
- Judg 8:3The Lord hath delivered into your hands the princes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: what could I have done like to what you have done? And when he had said this, their spirit was appeased, with which they swelled against him.