Joshua 24:15

And if it seems evil to you to be the servants of the Lord, make the decision this day whose servants you will be: of the gods whose servants your fathers were across the River, or of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living: but I and my house will be the servants of the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

In The 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.

In Context

14So now, go in fear of the Lord, and be his servants with true hearts: put away the gods worshipped by your fathers across the River and in Egypt, and be servants of the Lord.

16Then the people in answer said, Never will we give up the Lord to be the servants of other gods;

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Cross References

Exodus 23:2Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:

Exodus 23:32Make no agreement with them or with their gods.

Leviticus 14:42And they will take other stones and put them in place of those stones, and he will take other paste and put it on the walls of the house.

Deuteronomy 29:18So that there may not be among you any man or woman or family or tribe whose heart is turned away from the Lord our God today, to go after other gods and give them worship; or any root among you whose fruit is poison and bitter sorrow;

Ruth 1:15And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law.

1 Chronicles 1:14And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:2-15

Joshua's Farewell Address to Israel. ( b. c. 1427.) 1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham… Read the whole commentary →

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