Joshua 24:23

Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

In Context

22And Josue said to the people: You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.

24And the people said to Josue: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:23You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.

Judges 10:15And the children of Israel said to the Lord: We have sinned, do thou unto us whatsoever pleaseth thee: only deliver us this time.

1 Kings 8:58But may he incline our hearts to himself, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his judgments which he commanded our fathers.

Proverbs 2:2That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: Incline thy heart to know prudence:

Hosea 14:8They shall be converted that sit under his shadow: they shall live upon wheat, and they shall blossom as a vine: his memorial shall be as the wine of Libanus.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:16-29

15 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 . 16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord , to serve other gods; 17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which… Read the whole commentary →

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