Joshua 24:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 24:15

13 I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and ^acities which you did not build, and you dwell in them; you eat of the vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’

14 ^a“Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in ^bsincerity and in truth, and ^cput away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of¹ the River and ^din Egypt. Serve the Lord!

15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, ^achoose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether ^bthe gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of¹ the River, or ^cthe gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. ^dBut as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

16 So the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods;

17 for the Lord our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went and among all the people through whom we passed.

18 And the Lord drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. ^aWe also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.”

19 But Joshua said to the people, ^a“You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a ^bholy God. He is ^ca jealous God; ^dHe will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

20 ^aIf you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, ^bthen He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good.”

21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord!”

22 So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that ^ayou have chosen the Lord for yourselves, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses!”

23 “Now therefore,” he said, ^a“put away the foreign gods which are among you, and ^bincline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.”

24 And the people ^asaid to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!”

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American Standard Version
And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
But if you don't want to worship the LORD, then choose right now! Will you worship the same idols your ancestors did? Or since you're living on land that once belonged to the Amorites, maybe you'll worship their gods. I won't. My family and I are going to worship and obey the LORD!

Darby English Version
And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

Good News Bible
If you are not willing to serve him, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living. As for my family and me, we will serve the LORD."

King James Version
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
"If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

New International Version
But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."

New King James Version
And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If it has become disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which lived beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

Revised Standard Version
And if you be unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

Young's Literal Translation
and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah -- choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; -- whether the gods whom your fathers served, which `are' beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house -- we serve Jehovah.'

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