Joshua 24:23
Now therefore put away, [said he], the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
24And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.
Cross References
Exodus 20:23Ye shall not make [other gods] with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
Judges 10:15And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.
1 Kings 8:58that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.
Psalms 119:36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.
Proverbs 2:2So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;
Hosea 14:8Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is thy fruit found.
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 →