Joshua 24:23
Then put away nowe, saide he, the strange gods which are among you, and bowe your hearts vnto the Lord God of Israel.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
24And ye people saide vnto Ioshua, The Lord our God wil we serue, and his voyce wil we obey.
Cross References
Exodus 20:23Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of siluer, nor gods of golde: you shall make you none.
Judges 10:15And the children of Israel sayde vnto the Lord, We haue sinned: doe thou vnto vs whatsoeuer please thee: onely we pray thee to deliuer vs this day.
1 Kings 8:58That he may bow our heartes vnto him, that we may walke in all his waies, and keepe his commandements, and his statutes, and his lawes, which he commanded our fathers.
Psalms 119:36Incline mine heart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
Proverbs 2:2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
Hosea 14:8They that dwel vnder his shadow, shall returne: they shall reuiue as the corne, and florish as the vine: the sent thereof shalbe as the wine of Lebanon.
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 →