Joshua 23:8

Be loyal to the Lord your God as you have been up until now.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

7never mixing with those nations that remain beside you, never mentioning the names of their gods, never swearing by them nor serving them nor bowing down to them.

9The Lord has evicted great, powerful nations in front of you. To this day, no one has been able to hold their own against you.

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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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