²⁵ On that day Joshua made a covenant^(A) for the people, and there at Shechem^(B) he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws.^{(C) 26} And Joshua recorded^(D) these things in the Book of the Law of God.^(E) Then he took a large stone^(F) and set it up there under the oak^(G) near the holy place of the Lord.

²⁷ “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone^(H) will be a witness^(I) against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue^(J) to your God.”^(K)