Joshua 24:24

Easy-to-Read Version

Then the people said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the people said to Joshua, “We will worship the Lord our God and obey him.”

Hebrew Names Version
The people said to Yehoshua, the LORD our God will we serve, and to his voice will we listen.

King James Version
And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

Lexham English Bible
And the people said to Joshua, "We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice."

English Standard Version
And the people said to Joshua, "The Lord our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey."

New Century Version
Then the people said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God, and we will obey him."

New English Translation
The people said to Joshua, "We will worship the Lord our God and obey him."

Amplified Bible
The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and we will listen to and obey His voice."

New American Standard Bible
And the people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye people saide vnto Ioshua, The Lord our God wil we serue, & his voyce wil we obey.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the people said to Joshua, "We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to His voice."

Contemporary English Version
The people said, "The Lord is our God, and we will worship and obey only him."

Complete Jewish Bible
The people answered Y'hoshua, "We will serve Adonai our God; we will pay attention to what he says."

Darby Translation
And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and to his voice will we hearken.

George Lamsa Translation
And the people said to Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

Good News Translation
The people then said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey his commands."

Literal Translation
And the people said to Joshua, We will serve Jehovah our God, and we will listen to His voice.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the people sayde vnto Iosua: We wyll serue the LORDE oure God, and be obedient vnto his voyce.

American Standard Version
And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.

Bible in Basic English
And the people said to Joshua, We will be the servants of the Lord our God, and we will give ear to his voice.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The people sayde vnto Iosuah: The Lorde our God will we serue, and his voyce will we obey.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the people said unto Joshua: 'The LORD our God will we serve, and unto His voice will we hearken.'

King James Version (1611)
And the people saide vnto Ioshua; The Lord our God will we serue, and his voice will we obey.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the people said to Joshua, We will serve the Lord, and we will hearken to his voice.

English Revised Version
And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.

Berean Standard Bible
So the people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the puple seide to Josue, We schulen serue `oure Lord God, and we schulen be obedient to hise heestis.

Young's Literal Translation
And the people say unto Joshua, `Jehovah our God we serve, and to His voice we hearken.'

Update Bible Version
And the people said to Joshua, Yahweh our God we will serve, and to his voice we will listen.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the people said to Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

World English Bible
The people said to Joshua, Yahweh our God will we serve, and to his voice will we listen.

New King James Version
And the people said to Joshua, "The LORD our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!"

New Living Translation
The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him alone."

New Life Bible
The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey His voice."

New Revised Standard
The people said to Joshua, "The Lord our God we will serve, and him we will obey."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the people said unto Joshua, - Yahweh our God, will we serve, and, unto his voice, will we hearken.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people said to Josue: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments.

Revised Standard Version
And the people said to Joshua, "The LORD our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey."

THE MESSAGE
The people answered Joshua, "We will worship God . What he says, we'll do."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and we will obey His voice."

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ "But maybe you don't want to serve the Lord . You must choose for yourselves today. Today you must decide who you will serve. Will you serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River? Or will you serve the gods of the Amorites who lived in this land? You must choose for yourselves. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord ." ¹⁶ Then the people answered, "We will never stop following the Lord . We will never serve other gods! ¹⁷ We know that it was the Lord God who brought our people out of Egypt. We were slaves in that land, but he did great things for us there. He brought us out of that land and protected us while we traveled through other lands. ¹⁸ The Lord helped us defeat the people living in these lands. He helped us defeat the Amorites who lived in this land where we are now. So we will continue to serve the Lord , because he is our God." ¹⁹ Then Joshua said, "You will not be able to continue serving the Lord . God is holy. And God hates his people worshiping other gods. He will not forgive you if you turn against him like that. ²⁰ If you leave the Lord and serve other gods, he will cause terrible things to happen to you. He will destroy you. He has been good to you, but if you turn against him he will destroy you." ²¹ Then the people said to Joshua, "No, we will serve the Lord !" ²² Then Joshua said, "Look around at yourselves and the people with you. Do you all know and agree that you have chosen to serve the Lord ? Are you all witnesses to this?" The people answered, "Yes, it is true. We all see that we have chosen to serve the Lord ." ²³ Then Joshua said, "So throw away the false gods that you have among you. Love the Lord , the God of Israel, with all your heart." ²⁴ Then the people said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him."

Bible Verse Review
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Deuteronomy 5:28, Deuteronomy 5:29

Reciprocal: Exodus 19:5 - if ye Exodus 19:8 - General Exodus 23:25 - And ye Judges 2:17 - which their 1 Kings 18:21 - if the Lord 2 Kings 23:3 - And all Psalms 119:57 - I have 2 Peter 1:15 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor both married. Abram's wife was named Sarai. Nahor's wife was named Milcah. Milcah was the daughter of Haran. Haran was the father of Milcah and Iscah.

Genesis 22:20
After all these things happened, a message was sent to Abraham. It said, "Your brother Nahor and his wife Milcah have children now.

Genesis 22:23
Bethuel was the father of Rebekah. Milcah was the mother of these eight sons, and Nahor was the father. Nahor was Abraham's brother.

Genesis 24:15
Before the servant finished praying, a young woman named Rebekah came to the well. She was the daughter of Bethuel. (Bethuel was the son of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother.) Rebekah came to the well with her water jar on her shoulder.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the people said unto Joshua,.... A third time, that as by the mouth of two or three witnesses everything is confirmed, so by three testimonies of the same persons:

the Lord our God will we serve; as they had before declared, and to which they add:

and his voice will we obey; or his word, as the Targum, not only his word of command, but his essential Word, the Son of God.