Joshua 23:8

but you cleave to your God YHWH, as you have done until this day.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

In Context

7so as not to go in among these nations, these who are left with you; and you do not make mention of the name of their gods, nor do you swear, nor do you serve them, nor do you bow yourselves to them;

9And YHWH is dispossessing great and mighty nations from before you; as for you, none has stood in your presence until this day;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:20As the nations whom YHWH is destroying from your presence, so you perish, because you do not listen to the voice of your God YHWH.”

Deuteronomy 11:22For if you diligently keep all this command which I am commanding you to do—to love your God YHWH, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave to Him—

Deuteronomy 13:5And that prophet or that dreamer of the dream is put to death, for he has spoken apostasy against your God YHWH (who is bringing you out of the land of Egypt, and has ransomed you out of a house of servants), to drive you out of the way in which your God YHWH has commanded you to walk, and you have put away evil from your midst.

2 Kings 18:6and he cleaves to YHWH, he has not turned aside from after Him, and keeps His commands that YHWH commanded Moses.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 23:2-11

Joshua's Charge to Israel. ( b. c. 1427.) 1 And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought… Read the whole commentary →

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