NASB — Joshua 24 — KJV

Joshua Reviews Israel’s History

1 Then aJoshua° gathered° all° the tribes° of Israel° to Shechem°, and called° for the elders° of Israel° and for their heads° and their judges° and their officers°; and they presented° themselves before° God°. 2 Joshua° said° to all° the people°, “Thus° says° the LORD°, the God° of Israel°, ‘From ancient° times° your fathers° lived° beyond° the IRiver°, [namely], aTerah°, the father° of Abraham° and the father° of Nahor°, and they served° other° gods°. 3 Then aI took° your father° Abraham° from beyond°° the IRiver°, and led° him through all° the land° of Canaan°, and bmultiplied° his IIdescendants° and gave° him cIsaac°. 4 To Isaac° I gave° aJacob° and Esau°, and bto Esau° I gave° Mount° Seir° to possess° it; but cJacob° and his sons° went° down° to Egypt°. 5 Then aI sent° Moses° and Aaron°, and I plagued° Egypt° Iby what° I did° in its midst°; and afterward° I brought° you out. 6 I brought° your fathers° out of Egypt°, and ayou came° to the sea°; and Egypt° pursued° your fathers° with chariots° and horsemen° to the IRed°° Sea°. 7 But when they cried° out to the LORD°, He put° darkness° between° you and the Egyptians°, and brought° the sea° upon them and covered° them; and your own eyes° saw° what° I did° in Egypt°. And ayou lived° in the wilderness° for a long° time°. 8 Then aI brought° you into the land° of the Amorites° who lived° beyond° the Jordan°, and they fought° with you; and I gave° them into your hand°, and you took° possession° of their land° when I destroyed° them before° you. 9 Then aBalak° the son° of Zippor°, king° of Moab°, arose° and fought° against Israel°, and he sent° and summoned° Balaam° the son° of Beor° to curse° you. 10 But I awas not willing° to listen° to Balaam°. So he had° to bless° you, and I delivered° you from his hand°. 11 aYou crossed° the Jordan° and came° to Jericho°; and the citizens° of Jericho° fought° against you, [and] bthe Amorite° and the Perizzite° and the Canaanite° and the Hittite° and the Girgashite°, the Hivite° and the Jebusite°. Thus cI gave° them into your hand°. 12 Then I asent° the hornet° before° you and it Idrove° out the two° kings° of the Amorites° from before°° you, [but] bnot by your sword° or your bow°. 13 aI gave° you a land° on which° you had not labored°, and cities° which° you had not built°, and you have lived° in them; you are eating° of vineyards° and olive° groves° which° you did not plant°.’

[1] aJsh 23:2
[2] II.e. Euphrates aGn 11:27-32
[3] II.e. Euphrates IILit seed aGn 12:1; 24:7 bGn 15:5 cGn 21:3
[4] aGn 25:25, 26 bGn 36:8; Dt 2:5 cGn 46:6, 7
[5] ILit according to aEx 4:14-17
[6] ILit Sea of Reeds aEx 14:2-31
[7] aDt 1:46; 2:14
[8] aNu 21:21-32
[9] aNu 22:2-6
[10] aDt 23:5
[11] aJsh 3:14-17 bEx 23:23, 28; Dt 7:1 cEx 23:31
[12] ILit drove them out aEx 23:28; Dt 7:20 bPs 44:3
[13] aDt 6:10, 11

“We Will Serve the LORD

14 ¶ “Now°, therefore, Iafear° the LORD° and serve° Him in sincerity° and IItruth°; and put° away° the gods° which° your fathers° served° beyond° the IIIRiver° and in Egypt°, and serve° the LORD°. 15 If° it is disagreeable° in your sight° to serve° the LORD°, choose° for yourselves today° whom° you will serve°: whether° the gods° which° your fathers° served° which° were beyond° the River°, or athe gods° of the Amorites° in whose° land° you are living°; but as for me and my house°, we will serve° the LORD°.”

[14] IOr reverence IIOr faithfulness IIII.e. Euphrates aDt 10:12; 18:13; 1S 12:24
[15] aJg 6:10

16 ¶ The people° answered° and said°, “Far° be it from us that we should forsake° the LORD° to serve° other° gods°; 17 for the LORD° our God° is He who brought° us and our fathers° up out of the land° of Egypt°, from the house° of Ibondage°, and who° did° these° great° signs° in our sight° and preserved° us through all° the way° in which° we went° and among all° the peoples° through whose° midst° we passed°. 18 The LORD° drove° out from before° us all° the peoples°, even the Amorites° who lived° in the land°. We also° will serve° the LORD°, for He is our God°.”

[17] ILit bondmen

19 ¶ Then Joshua° said° to the people°, “You will not be able° to serve° the LORD°, afor He is a holy° God°. He is ba jealous° God°; cHe will not forgive° your transgression° or your sins°. 20 aIf° you forsake° the LORD° and serve° foreign° gods°, then He will turn° and do° you harm° and consume° you after° He has done° good° to you.” 21 The people° said° to Joshua°, “No°, but we will serve° the LORD°.” 22 Joshua° said° to the people°, “You are witnesses° against yourselves that ayou have chosen° for yourselves the LORD°, to serve° Him.” And they said°, “We are witnesses°.” 23 “Now° therefore, put° away° the foreign° gods° which° are in your midst°, and aincline° your hearts° to the LORD°, the God° of Israel°.” 24 aThe people° said° to Joshua°, “We will serve° the LORD° our God° and we will Iobey° His voice°.” 25 aSo Joshua° made° a covenant° with the people° that day°, and made° for them a statute° and an ordinance° in Shechem°. 26 And Joshua° awrote° these° words° in the book° of the law° of God°; and he took° a large° stone° and set° it up there° under° the oak° that was by the sanctuary° of the LORD°. 27 Joshua° said° to all° the people°, “Behold°, athis° stone° shall be for a witness° against us, for it has heard° all° the words° of the LORD° which° He spoke° Ito us; thus it shall be for a witness° against you, so° that you do not deny° your God°.” 28 Then Joshua° dismissed° the people°, each° to his inheritance°.

[19] aLv 19:2; 20:7, 26 bEx 20:5; 34:14 cEx 23:21
[20] aDt 4:25, 26
[22] aPs 119:173
[23] a1K 8:57, 58; Ps 119:36; 141:4
[24] ILit listen to aEx 19:8; 24:3, 7; Dt 5:27
[25] aEx 24:8
[26] aDt 31:24
[27] ILit with aJsh 22:27, 34

Joshua’s Death and Burial

29 ¶ It came° about after° these° things° that Joshua° the son° of Nun°, the servant° of the LORD°, died°, being one hundred° and ten° years° old°. 30 And they buried° him in the territory° of his inheritance° in aTimnath-serah°, which° is in the hill° country° of Ephraim°, on the north° of Mount° Gaash°.

[30] aJsh 19:50

31aIsrael° served° the LORD° all° the days° of Joshua° and all° the days° of the elders° who° Isurvived°°° Joshua°, and had known° all° the deeds° of the LORD° which° He had done° for Israel°.

[31] ILit prolonged days after aJg 2:6f

32 ¶ Now athey buried° the bones° of Joseph°, which° the sons° of Israel° brought° up from Egypt°, at Shechem°, in the piece° of ground° bwhich° Jacob° had bought° from the sons° of Hamor° the father° of Shechem° for one hundred° Ipieces° of money°; and they became° the inheritance° of Joseph’s° sons°. 33 And Eleazar° the son° of Aaron° died°; and they buried° him Iat Gibeah° of aPhinehas° his son°, which° was given° him in the hill° country° of Ephraim°.

[32] IHeb qesitah aGn 50:24, 25; Ex 13:19 bGn 33:19; Jn 4:5; Ac 7:15f
[33] IOr on the hill aJsh 22:13


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Joshua assembleth the tribes at Shechem.

1 ¶ And Joshuaº gatheredºª² all² the tribesº of Israelº to Shechem,º and calledºª for the eldersº of Israel,º and for their heads,º and for their judges,ºª and for their officers;ºª and they presented¹ª themselves² beforeº God.º

[1] Gn 12:6; 33:18; 35:4; Ex 18:25; Jsh 23:2; 24:25; Jg 9:1; 1S 10:19; 1K 12:1; Ac 10:33.

A brief history of God's benefits from Terah.

2 And Joshuaº saidºª unto² all² the people,º Thus² saithºª the LORDº Godº of Israel,º Your fathersº dweltºª on the other sideº of the floodº in old time,º² [even] Terah,º the fatherº of Abraham,º and the fatherº of Nachor:º and they servedºª otherº gods.º 3 And I tookºª² your fatherº² Abrahamº from the other sideº² of the flood,º and led¹ª² him throughout all² the landº of Canaan,º and multipliedºª² his seed,º and gaveºª him² Isaac.º 4 And I gaveºª unto Isaacº² Jacobº and Esau:º and I gaveºª unto Esauº² mountº Seir,º to possessºª it; but Jacobº and his childrenº went downºª into Egypt.º 5 I sentºª² Mosesº also and Aaron,º and I plaguedºª² Egypt,º according to that whichº I didºª amongº them: and afterwardº I brought you out.ºª² 6 And I brought¹ª your fathers¹ out²²² of Egypt:º² and ye cameºª unto the sea;º and the Egyptiansº pursuedºª afterº your fathersº with chariotsº and horsemenº unto the Redº sea.º 7 And when they criedºª unto² the LORD,º he putºª darknessº between² you and the Egyptians,º and broughtºª² the seaº upon² them, and coveredºª them; and your eyesº have seenºª² what² I have doneºª in Egypt:º and ye dweltºª in the wildernessº a longº season.º 8 And I broughtºª you into² the landº of the Amorites,º which dweltºª on the other sideº Jordan;º and they foughtºª with² you: and I gaveºª them into your hand,º that ye might possessºª² their land;º and I destroyedºª them from beforeº² you. 9 Then Balakº the sonº of Zippor,º kingº of Moab,º aroseºª and warredºª against Israel,º and sentºª and calledºª Balaamº the sonº of Beorº to curseºª you: 10 But I wouldºª not² hearkenºª unto Balaam;º therefore he blessedºª you still:¹ª so I deliveredºª you out of his hand.º² 11 And ye went overºª² Jordan,º and cameºª unto² Jericho:º and the menº of Jerichoº foughtºª against you, the Amorites,º and the Perizzites,º and the Canaanites,º and the Hittites,º and the Girgashites,º the Hivites,º and the Jebusites;º and I deliveredºª them into your hand.º 12 And I sentºª² the hornetº beforeº you, which drave them outºª² from beforeº² you, [even] the twoº kingsº of the Amorites;º [but] not² with thy sword,º nor² with thy bow.º 13 And I have givenºª you a landº for which² ye did not² labour,ºª and citiesº which² ye builtºª not,² and ye dwellºª in them; of the vineyardsº and oliveyardsº which² ye plantedºª not² do ye² eat.ºª

[2] Gn 11:26, 31; 12:1; 31:19, 30, 32, 53; 35:4; Dt 26:5; Jsh 24:15; Is 51:2; Ezk 16:3.
[3] Gn 12:1; 21:2; Ne 9:7; Ps 127:3; Ac 7:2.
[4] Gn 25:24; 32:3; 36:8; 46:1; Dt 2:5; Ps 105:23; Ac 7:15.
[5] Ex 3:10; 4:12; 7:1; Ps 78:43; 105:26, 27; 135:8; 136:10.
[6] Ex 12:37, 51; 14:1; Ne 9:11; Ps 77:15; 78:13; 136:13; Is 63:12; Mi 6:4; Ac 7:36; He 11:29.
[7] Ex 14:10, 20, 27, 31; Nu 14:33; Dt 4:34; 29:2; Jsh 5:6; Ne 9:12; Ps 95:9; Ac 13:17; He 3:17.
[8] Nu 21:21; Dt 2:32; 3:1; Jsh 13:10; Ne 9:22; Ps 135:10; 136:17.
[9] Nu 22:5, 6; Dt 23:4; Jg 11:25; Mi 6:5.
[10] Nu 22:11, 18, 35; 23:3, 15; 24:5; Is 54:17.
[11] Jsh 3:14; 4:10, 23; 6:1; 10:1; Ne 9:24; Ps 78:54; 105:44; 114:3, 5; Ac 7:45; 13:19.
[12] Ex 23:28; Dt 7:20; Ps 44:3.
[13] Dt 6:10; 8:7; Jsh 11:13; 21:45; Pv 13:22.

He reneweth the Covenant between them and God.

14 ¶ Now therefore² fearºª² the LORD,º and serveºª him in sincerityº and in truth:º and put awayºª² the godsº which² your fathersº servedºª on the other sideº of the flood,º and in Egypt;º and serveºª ye² the LORD.º 15 And if² it seem evilºª unto you¹² to serveºª² the LORD,º chooseºª you this dayº² whom¹² ye will serve;ºª whether²² the godsº which² your fathersº servedºª that² [were] on the other sideº of the flood,º or²² the godsº of the Amorites,º in whose landº ye² dwell:ºª but as for me² and my house,º we will serveºª² the LORD.º 16 And the peopleº answeredºª and said,ºª God forbidº that we should forsakeºª²² the LORD,º to serveºª otherº gods;º 17 For² the LORDº our God,º he² [it is] that brought² us up¹ª and our fathersº out of the landº² of Egypt,º from the houseº² of bondage,º and which² didºª those² greatº² signsº in our sight,º and preservedºª us in all² the wayº wherein² we went,ºª and among all² the peopleº throughº whom we passed:ºª 18 And the LORDº drave outºª from beforeº² us² all² the people,º even the Amoritesº which dweltºª in the land:º [therefore] will we² also² serveºª² the LORD;º for² he² [is] our God.º 19 And Joshuaº saidºª unto² the people,º Ye cannotºª² serveºª² the LORD:º for² he² [is] an holyº God;º he² [is] a jealousº God;º he will not² forgiveºª your transgressionsº nor your sins.º 20 If² ye forsakeºª² the LORD,º and serveºª strangeº gods,º then he will turnºª and do you hurt,ºª and consumeºª you, afterº that² he hath done you good.ºª 21 And the peopleº saidºª unto² Joshua,º Nay;² but² we will serveºª² the LORD.º 22 And Joshuaº saidºª unto² the people,º Ye² [are] witnessesº against yourselves that² ye² have chosenºª you² the LORD,º to serveºª him. And they said,ºª [We are] witnesses.º 23 Now² therefore put away,ºª [said he], the² strangeº godsº which² [are] amongº you, and inclineºª² your heartº unto² the LORDº Godº of Israel.º 24 And the peopleº saidºª unto² Joshua,º² The LORDº our Godº will we serve,ºª and his voiceº will we obey.ºª 25 So Joshuaº madeºª a covenantº with the peopleº that² day,º and setºª them a statuteº and an ordinanceº in Shechem.º

[14] Gn 17:1; 20:5; 35:2; Ex 20:3; Lv 17:7; Dt 10:12; 18:13; Jsh 24:2, 23; 1S 12:24; 2K 20:3; Ezr 9:11; Jb 1:1; 28:28; Ps 111:10; 119:1, 80; 130:4; Ezk 20:7, 18; 23:3; Ho 3:5; Am 5:25; Lk 8:15; Jn 4:23; Ac 9:31; 2Co 1:12; Ep 6:24; Php 1:10.
[15] Gn 18:19; Ex 23:24, 32; 34:15; Dt 13:7; 29:18; Jsh 24:14; Jg 6:10; Ru 1:15; 1K 18:21; Ps 101:2; 119:106, 111; Ezk 20:39; Jn 6:67, 68; Ac 11:23.
[16] 1S 12:23; Ro 3:6; 6:2; He 10:38.
[17] Ex 19:4; Dt 32:11; Jsh 24:5; Is 46:4; 63:7; Am 2:9.
[18] Ex 10:2; 15:2; Ps 116:16; Mi 4:2; Zc 8:23; Lk 1:73.
[19] Ex 20:5; 23:21; 34:7, 14; Lv 10:3; 19:2; Jsh 24:23; Ru 1:15; 1S 3:14; 6:20; 2Ch 36:16; Ps 99:5, 9; Is 5:16; 6:3; 27:11; 30:11, 15; Hab 1:13; Mt 6:24; Lk 14:25; 1Co 10:20.
[20] Jsh 23:12; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 15:2; Ezr 8:22; Is 1:28; 63:10; 65:11; Jr 17:13; Ezk 18:24; Ac 7:42; He 10:26, 38.
[21] Ex 19:8; 20:19; 24:3, 7; Dt 5:27; 26:17; Is 44:5.
[22] Dt 26:17; Jb 15:6; Ps 119:11, 173; Lk 10:42; 19:22.
[23] Gn 35:2; Ex 20:23; Jsh 24:14; Jg 10:15; 1S 7:3; Pv 2:2; Ho 14:2, 8; 1Co 10:19; 2Co 6:16; He 12:28.
[24] Dt 5:28.
[25] Ex 15:25; 24:3, 7; Dt 5:2; 29:1, 10; Jsh 24:1, 26; 2K 11:17; 2Ch 15:12, 15; 23:16; 29:10; 34:29; Ne 9:38; 10:28.

A stone the witness of the Covenant.

26 ¶ And Joshuaº wroteºª these²² wordsº in the bookº of the lawº of God,º and tookºª a greatº stone,º and set it upºª there² under² an oak,º that² [was] by the sanctuaryº of the LORD.º 27 And Joshuaº saidºª unto² all² the people,º Behold,² this² stoneº shall be² a witnessº unto us; for² it² hath heardºª² all² the wordsº of the LORDº which² he spakeºª unto² us: it shall be² therefore a witnessº unto you, lest² ye denyºª your God.º 28 So Joshuaº let² the peopleº depart,ºª every manº unto his inheritance.º

[26] Gn 28:18; 35:4, 8; Ex 24:4; Dt 31:24; Jsh 4:3, 20; Jg 9:6.
[27] Gn 31:44; Dt 4:26; 30:19; 31:19, 21, 26; 32:1; Jsh 22:27, 34; 1S 7:12; Jb 31:23; Pv 30:9; Is 1:2; Hab 2:11; Mt 10:33; Lk 19:40; 2Ti 2:12; Tit 1:16; Rv 3:8.
[28] Jg 2:6.

Joshua's age, death, and burial.

29 ¶ And it came to pass² afterº these² things,º that Joshuaº the sonº of Nun,º the servantº of the LORD,º died,ºª [being] an hundredº and tenº years¹ old.¹² 30 And they buriedºª him in the borderº of his inheritanceº in Timnathserah,º which² [is] in mountº Ephraim,º on the north sideº² of the hillº of Gaash.º 31 And Israelº servedºª² the LORDº all² the daysº of Joshua,º and all² the daysº of the eldersº that² overlivedºººª Joshua,º and which² had knownºª² all² the worksº of the LORD,º that² he had doneºª for Israel.º

[29] Gn 50:22, 26; Dt 34:5; Jg 2:8; Ps 115:17; 2Ti 4:7; Rv 14:13.
[30] Jsh 19:50; Jg 2:9; 2S 23:30.
[31] Dt 11:2, 7; 31:13, 29; Jg 2:7; 2Ch 24:2, 17; Ac 20:29; Php 2:12.

Joseph's bones are buried.

32 ¶ And the bonesº of Joseph,º which² the childrenº of Israelº brought upºª out of Egypt,º² buriedºª they in Shechem,º in a parcelº of groundº which² Jacobº boughtºª of²² the sonsº of Hamorº the fatherº of Shechem¹² for an hundredº pieces of silver:º and it became² the inheritanceº of the childrenº of Joseph.º

[32] Gn 33:19; 48:22; 50:25; Ex 13:19; Ac 7:16; He 11:22.

Eleazar dieth.

33 And Eleazarº the sonº of Aaronº died;ºª and they buriedºª him in a hillº [that pertained to] Phinehasº his son,º which² was givenºª him in mountº Ephraim.º

[33] Ex 6:23, 25; Nu 3:32; 20:26; Jsh 14:1; Jg 20:28; Jb 30:23; Ps 49:10; Is 57:1; Zc 1:5; Ac 13:36; He 7:24; 9:26.


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