9And the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the region of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they possessed according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
10And when they came to the borders of the Jordan, in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great and impressive altar to see.
11And the children of Israel heard it said, Behold, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar across from the land of Canaan, in the borders of the Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
12And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh to go up to war against them.
13And the children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
14And with him ten leaders, one chief leader from each house throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
15And they came to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and spoke with them, saying,
16Thus says the whole congregation of the LORD: What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that you have built for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel this day against the LORD?