Joshua 23:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ You must continue to follow the Lord your God. You have done this in the past, and you must continue to do it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ but cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ But cling to the Lord your God as you have done to this day.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ but cleave unto Jehovah your God, as ye have done unto this day.

Common English Bible

⁸ Hold on to the LORD your God instead, exactly as you’ve done right up to today.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Instead, cling to the Lord your God, just as you have done even to this day.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ But cleave ye unto the Lord your God: as you have done until this day.

Joshua 23:8 Cross References

2 Kings 18:6

Hezekiah was very faithful to the Lord. He did not stop following the Lord. He obeyed the commands that the Lord had given to Moses.

Deuteronomy 10:20

“You must respect the Lord your God and worship only him. Never leave him. When you make promises, you must use only his name.

Deuteronomy 11:22

“Be careful to obey every command I have told you to follow: Love the Lord your God, follow all his ways, and be faithful to him.

Deuteronomy 13:4

You must follow the Lord your God! Respect him. Obey the Lord’s commands, and do what he tells you. Serve the Lord, and never leave him!

Deuteronomy 13:5

Also, you must kill that prophet or person that explains dreams. Why? Because he told you to turn against the Lord your God. And it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you were slaves. That person tried to pull you away from the life the Lord your God commanded you to live. So you must kill that person to remove that evil from your people.

Deuteronomy 4:4

But all of you who stayed with the Lord your God are alive today.

Deuteronomy 8:20

The Lord is destroying other nations for you. But if you follow those other gods, then you will be destroyed just like them! Why? Because you stopped listening to the Lord your God!

Joshua 22:5

But remember—continue to obey the law that Moses gave you. You must love the Lord your God and obey his commands. You must continue to follow him and serve him the very best that you can.”

Joshua 23:7

There are still some people living among us that are not people of Israel. Those people worship their own gods. Don’t become friends with those people. Don’t serve or worship their gods.

Joshua 23:9

“The Lord helped you to defeat many great and powerful nations. The Lord forced those people to leave. No nation has been able to defeat you.