Joshua 23:7

Have nothing to do with these nations who still are living among you; let not their gods be named by you or used in your oaths; do not be their servants or give them worship:

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In The King James Version

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the names of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

In Context

6So be very strong to keep and do whatever is recorded in the book of the law of Moses, not turning away from it to the right or to the left;

8But be true to the Lord your God as you have been till this day.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:13Take note of all these things which I have said to you, and let not the names of other gods come into your minds or from your lips.

Numbers 32:38And Nebo and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the towns they made.

Deuteronomy 6:13Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.

Deuteronomy 7:2And when the Lord has given them up into your hands and you have overcome them, give them up to complete destruction: make no agreement with them, and have no mercy on them:

2 Kings 5:18But may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this one thing: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon for worship there, supported on my arm, and my head is bent in the house of Rimmon; when his head is bent in the house of Rimmon, may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this thing.

2 Chronicles 7:19But if you are turned away from me, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods, giving them worship:

Matthew Henry on Joshua 23:2-11

Joshua's Charge to Israel. ( b. c. 1427.) 1 And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought… Read the whole commentary →

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