Joshua 22:34

WEB

The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar "A Witness Between Us that the Lord is God."

KJV

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.

Commentary

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, called the altar Ed,.... Which signifies a "witness"; they caused such an inscription to be put upon it, or this word to be en graved on it, that so the intention of erecting it might be known in future time; that it was not for sacrifice, but to be a testimony of their being one with their brethren on the other side Jordan, in worship, faith, and fellowship: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God; is the one God, the God of them both, of all Israel, whether on the one or the other side of Jordan; to be worshipped by them in one and the same manner, and their sacrifices to be offered to him on his altar before the tabernacle. Next: Joshua Chapter 23 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Joshua: Joshu... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Joshua: Joshu... »