9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan 5 – in the hill country, the lowlands, 6 and all along the Mediterranean coast 7 as far as 8 Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –
22:10 The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built there, near the Jordan, an impressive altar. 9 22:11 The Israelites received this report: 10 “Look, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to 11 the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.” 22:12 When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them. 12
22:13 The Israelites sent Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest, to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 22:14 He was accompanied by ten leaders, one from each of the Israelite tribes, each one a family leader among the Israelite clans. 13 22:15 They went to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them:
1 sn This is probably technical terminology for a military leader (Josh 14:11; 1 Sam 18:13-16; 1 Kgs 3:7; 2 Kgs 11:9). The image of a shepherd can also be military in nature (1 Kgs 22:17).
2 tn The Hebrew text has the conjunction with the negated imperfect tense, “and it will not be.” This clause should be subordinated to the preceding to form a result clause, and the imperfect then function as a final imperfect.
3 tn Heb “took.” This probably means they tasted some of the food to make sure it was stale.
4 tn Heb “but they did not ask the mouth of the
5 tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”
6 tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”
7 tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
8 tn Heb “in front of.”
9 tn Heb “and they went to Geliloth of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar near the Jordan, an altar great with respect to appearance.”
10 tn Heb “the sons of Israel heard, saying.”
11 tn Heb “toward the front of.”
12 tn Heb “to go up against them for battle.”
13 tn Heb “ten leaders with him, one leader, one leader for a paternal house, for all the tribes of Israel, and each a head of the house of their father, they belong to the clans of Israel.”