Joshua 24:21

And the people said to Joshua, Nay, but we will serve the Lord.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Whensoever ye shall forsake the Lord and serve other gods, then he shall come upon you and afflict you, and consume you, + 24:20 Or, whereas on the contrary.because he has done you good.

22And Joshua said to the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves, that ye have chosen the Lord to serve him.

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Cross References

Exodus 19:8And all the people answered with one accord, and said, All things that God has spoken, we will do and hearken to: and Moses reported these words to God.

Exodus 24:3And Moses went in and related to the people all the words of God and the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, saying, All the words which the Lord has spoken, we will do and + 24:3 Lit. hearken.be obedient.

Deuteronomy 5:27Do thou draw near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say, and thou shalt speak to us all things whatsoever the Lord our God shall speak to thee, and we will hear, and do.

Isaiah 44:5One shall say, I am God's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand, I am God's, and shall call himself by the name of Israel.

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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