Numbers 32:22

And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 3:12–18 Historical context

Deuteronomy 3:12-18 retells Moses giving the same trans-Jordan land to these tribes, paralleling the promise in Numbers.

Deuteronomy 3:20 restates the same condition: after the land is subdued and brothers at rest, they may return to their inheritance.

Joshua 1:15 Historical context

Joshua 1:15 echoes the condition: the tribes must help until their brothers rest, then they may return to their possession.

Joshua 11:23 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 11:23 declares the whole land taken and at rest — the exact fulfillment of the subdued land condition from Numbers 32:22.

Joshua 13:8 Historical context

Joshua 13:8 summarizes the inheritance given to Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh east of the Jordan as recorded in Numbers.

Joshua 13:29–32 Historical context

Joshua 13:29-32 details the specific inheritance of the half-tribe of Manasseh, fulfilling the land grant of Numbers 32.

Joshua 18:1 Citation

Joshua 18:1 explicitly says 'the land lay subdued before them' — the same phrase from Numbers 32:22, marking fulfillment.

Joshua 22:4 Historical context

Joshua 22:4 records the fulfillment: Joshua releases them to return because the conquest is complete, confirming they are guiltless.

Joshua 22:9 Historical context

Joshua 22:9 describes their actual departure to the land Moses gave them, showing the condition of Numbers 32:22 was satisfied.

Psalm 44:1-4 recounts how God drove out nations and gave the land — the divine action behind the subduing mentioned in Numbers 32:22.

Psalm 78:55 Parallel

Psalm 78:55 describes God driving out nations and allotting the land — the fulfillment of the land being subdued for Israel's possession.