Joshua 22:24-26

EasyEnglish Bible

²⁴ No! We had a very different idea. We were afraid that in the future, your descendants might say to our descendants, “You have nothing to do with the Lord, Israel's God. ²⁵ The Lord put the Jordan River as a border between our tribes and your tribes. The tribes of Reuben and Gad cannot worship the Lord!” In that way, your descendants might stop our descendants from serving the Lord.

²⁶ That is why we decided to build this altar. It will not be an altar where we make sacrifices or burnt offerings.