And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
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Gilead - Here used in the widest sense for the whole trans-Jordanic district.

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the
half tribe of Manasseh, returned

Joshua dismisses the tribes with good counsel. Those who have the commandment have it in vain unless they do the commandment. Moreover, it will not…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes