Joshua 24:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 24:18

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!”

25 So Joshua ^amade a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance ^bin Shechem.

26 Then Joshua ^awrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took ^ba large stone, and ^cset it up there ^dunder the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 24:18

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American Standard Version
and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord drove out before us all the people, the Amorites who dwelt in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.

Contemporary English Version
And when we fought the Amorites and the other nations that lived in this land, the LORD made them run away. Yes, we will worship and obey the LORD, because the LORD is our God.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, and the Amorites the inhabitants of the land: so therefore we will serve Jehovah, for he is our God.

Good News Bible
As we advanced into this land, the LORD drove out all the Amorites who lived here. So we also will serve the LORD; he is our God."

King James Version
And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.

New American Standard Bible
"The LORD drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. We also will serve the LORD, for He is our God."

New International Version
And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites, who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because he is our God."

New King James Version
And the LORD drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. We also will serve the LORD, for He is our God.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The LORD drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. We also will serve the LORD, for we acknowledge Him as our God."

Revised Standard Version
and the LORD drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land; therefore we also will serve the LORD, for he is our God."

Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah casteth out the whole of the peoples, even the Amorite inhabiting the land, from our presence; we also do serve Jehovah, for He `is' our God.'

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