Joshua 24:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 24:25

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.

27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be ^aa witness to us, for ^bit has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.”

28 So ^aJoshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance.

Death of Joshua and Eleazar

29 ^aNow it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 24:25

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American Standard Version
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

Amplified® Bible
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem.

Contemporary English Version
Joshua helped Israel make an agreement with the LORD that day at Shechem. Joshua made laws for Israel

Darby English Version
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

Good News Bible
So Joshua made a covenant for the people that day, and there at Shechem he gave them laws and rules to follow.

King James Version
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

New American Standard Bible
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

New International Version
On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he drew up for them decrees and laws.

New King James Version
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

Revised Standard Version
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem.

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.

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