Joshua sent for the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh.He said to them,“ You have done everything that Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded. You have also obeyed everything I commanded.For a long time now you haven’t deserted the other Israelites. Instead, you have done what the Lord your God sent you to do. You have obeyed him right up to this day.Now the Lord your God has given the other tribes peace and rest. That’s what he promised to do. So return to your homes. They are in the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you. It’s on the east side of the Jordan River.Be very careful to obey the law that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you. He commanded you to love the Lord your God. He told you to live exactly as the Lord wants you to. He told you to obey the Lord’ s commands. He told you to remain faithful to the Lord. And he told you to serve the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul.”