Joshua 24:21 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 24:21

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.

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.”

Verse Comparison: Joshua 24:21

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American Standard Version
And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
But the people shouted, "We won't worship any other gods. We will worship and obey only the LORD!"

Darby English Version
And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Jehovah.

Good News Bible
The people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD."

King James Version
And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
The people said to Joshua, "No, but we will serve the LORD."

New International Version
But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD."

New King James Version
And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the LORD!”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The people said to Joshua, "No, but we will serve the LORD."

Revised Standard Version
And the people said to Joshua, "Nay; but we will serve the LORD."

Young's Literal Translation
And the people saith unto Joshua, `No, but Jehovah we do serve.'

New English Translation
The people said to Joshua, “No! We really will¹ worship² the Lord!”

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