Joshua 24:16-18

International Standard Version

The Response of the People

¹⁶ In response, the people said, “Far be it from us that we should abandon the Lord to serve other gods, ¹⁷ since the Lord our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, from a life of slavery. He did those great things right in front of us, preserving us along the way that we traveled and among all the peoples through whose territory we passed. ¹⁸ The Lord expelled all the people before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore, we also will serve the Lord, since he is our God.”