Joshua 24:23

“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

Majority Standard Bible

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

22Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.

24So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”

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Cross References

Exodus 20:23You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

Judges 10:15“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”

1 Kings 8:58May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.

Psalms 119:36Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

Proverbs 2:2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

Hosea 14:8O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.

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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