Joshua 24:18 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁸ The Lord helped us to defeat the people living in these lands. The Lord helped us to defeat the Amorite people who lived in this land where we are now. So we will continue to serve the Lord. Why? Because he is our God.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ and the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And the Lord drove out before us all the people, the Amorites who dwelt in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ The LORD has driven out all the nations before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because he is our God.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And he cast out all the nations, the Amorite, the inhabitant of the land that we entered. And so, we will serve the Lord, for he is our God."

Joshua 24:18 Cross References

Zechariah 8:23

The Lord All Powerful says, “At that time, many foreigners speaking different languages will come to a Jewish person, take hold of the hem of his robe and ask, ‘We heard that God is with you. Can we come with you to worship him?’”

Micah 4:2

People from many nations will go there.\par They will say,\par “Come, let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain.\par Let’s go to the temple of the God of Jacob.\par Then God will teach us his way of living.\par And we will follow him.”\par

Psalm 116:16

I am your servant,\par a child of one of your servant women.\par Lord, you were my first teacher!\par

Exodus 15:2

The Lord is my strength. He saves me, and I sing songs of praise to him. [96] The Lord is my God, and I praise him. The Lord is the God of my ancestors, [97] and I honor him.

Exodus 10:2

I also did this so you could tell your children and your grandchildren about the miracles and other wonderful things that I have done in Egypt. Then all of you will know that I am the Lord.”

Acts 7:45

Later, Joshua led our ancestors to capture the lands of the other nations. Our people went in and God made the other people go out. When our people went into this new land, they took with them this same tent. Our people received this tent from their fathers, and our people kept it until the time of David.

Exodus 23:31

“You are my special people. So don’t eat the meat from something that was killed by wild animals. Let the dogs eat that dead animal.

Deuteronomy 33:27

God lives forever. He is your place of safety. God’s power continues forever! He is protecting you. God will force your enemies to leave your land. He will say, ‘Destroy the enemy!’

Joshua 24:17

We know that it was the Lord God who brought our people out of Egypt. We were slaves in that land. But the Lord did great things for us there. He brought us out of that land and protected us while we traveled through other lands.

Joshua 24:19

Then Joshua said, “{That is not true.} You will not be able to continue serving the Lord. The Lord God is holy. And God hates his people worshiping other gods. God will not forgive you if you turn against him like that.

Deuteronomy 10:21

The Lord is the one you should praise. He is your God. He has done great and amazing things for you. You have seen those things with your own eyes.

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.