Joshua 24:14-16

International Standard Version

¹⁴“Now you must fear the Lord and serve him in faithfulness and truth. Throw away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates^[a] River and in Egypt. Instead, serve the Lord. ¹⁵If you think it’s the wrong thing for you to serve the Lord, then choose for yourselves today whom you will serve—the gods whom your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates^[b] River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose territories you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

The Response of the People

¹⁶In response, the people said, “Far be it from us that we should abandon the Lord to serve other gods,

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Footnotes

Joshua 24:14 The Heb. lacks Euphrates
Joshua 24:15 The Heb. lacks Euphrates

Joshua 24:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴“Now fear the Lord^(A) and serve him with all faithfulness.^(B) Throw away the gods^(C) your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt,^(D) and serve the Lord. ¹⁵But 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,^(E) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,^(F) we will serve the Lord.”^(G)