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Joshua 24:11-18
English Standard Version
Joshua 24:11-18
English Standard Version
11 (A)And you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho, (B)and the leaders of Jericho fought against you, and also (C)the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. And I gave them into your hand. 12 And I sent (D)the hornet before you, which drove them out before you, the two kings of the Amorites; it was (E)not by your sword or by your bow. 13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored (F)and cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat the fruit of vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant.’
Choose Whom You Will Serve
14 (G)“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. (H)Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 (I)And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, (J)choose this day whom you will serve, whether (K)the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or (L)the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. (M)But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods, 17 for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed. 18 And the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”
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Joshua 24:11-18
New International Version
Joshua 24:11-18
New International Version
11 “‘Then you crossed the Jordan(A) and came to Jericho.(B) The citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did also the Amorites, Perizzites,(C) Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites and Jebusites,(D) but I gave them into your hands.(E) 12 I sent the hornet(F) ahead of you, which drove them out(G) before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow.(H) 13 So I gave you a land(I) on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’(J)
14 “Now fear the Lord(K) and serve him with all faithfulness.(L) Throw away the gods(M) your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt,(N) and serve the Lord. 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,(O) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,(P) we will serve the Lord.”(Q)
16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake(R) the Lord to serve other gods! 17 It was the Lord our God himself who brought us and our parents up out of Egypt, from that land of slavery,(S) and performed those great signs(T) before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. 18 And the Lord drove out(U) before us all the nations,(V) including the Amorites, who lived in the land.(W) We too will serve the Lord, because he is our God.(X)”
Joshua 24:11-18
King James Version
Joshua 24:11-18
King James Version
11 And you went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.
12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
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 did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
18 And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God.
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