Joshua 24:21

“Don't say that!” the people replied. “We will worship the Lord!”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

20if you give up on him and worship foreign gods. He will turn against you and destroy you despite all the good he has done for you.”

22Then Joshua cautioned the people, “You have made yourselves witnesses against yourselves by saying that you have chosen to worship the Lord.” “Yes, we are witnesses,” the people replied.

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Cross References

Exodus 19:8Everyone answered, “We promise to do everything the Lord says.” Then Moses took the people's answer back to the Lord.

Exodus 24:3Moses went and told the people all the Lord's instructions and regulations. They all responded together: “We will do everything the Lord says!”

Deuteronomy 5:27You go and listen to everything the Lord our God tells you. Then you can repeat to us everything the Lord our God tells you. We promise to listen and obey.”

Isaiah 44:5One of them will say, “I belong to the Lord,” while another will call himself by the name Jacob, and yet another will write on his hand, “Belonging to the Lord,” and will name himself 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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