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Joshua 24:22

Joshua
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20 If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

23 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

24 And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
KJV
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
WEB
Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD yourselves, to serve him.” They said, “We are witnesses.”
ASV
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
DARBY
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, [We are] witnesses.
BLB
And Joshua said to the people, “You⁺ [are] witnesses against yourselves that you⁺ have chosen for yourselves YHWH, to serve Him.” And they said, “Witnesses!”
ÅB
Da sa Josva til folket: Så er dere da selv vitner imot dere at dere har valgt Herren og vil tjene ham. De sa: Ja, det er vi vitner på!
OTB
Da sa Josva: «Dere erkjenner at dere er vitner til deres egen beslutning om å tjene Herren.» «Ja, vi er vitner,» svarte de.
B1930
Da sa Josva til folket: Så er I da selv vidner imot eder at I har valgt Herren og vil tjene ham. De sa: Ja, det er vi vidner på!

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Cross references

  • Psalms 119:173

    Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

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  • Psalms 119:11

    Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

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  • Job 15:6

    Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

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  • Luke 10:42

    But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

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  • Deuteronomy 26:17

    Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

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  • Luke 19:22

    And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

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