Joshua 24:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²¹ Then the people said to Joshua, “No! The LORD is the one we will serve.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And the people said to Joshua, "By no means will it be as you are saying, but we will serve the Lord."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And the people said to Josue: No. It shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord.

Joshua 24:21 Cross References

Exodus 19:8

All the people spoke at the same time and said, “We will obey everything the Lord says.”

Exodus 20:19

Then the people said to Moses, “If you want to speak to us, then we will listen. But please don’t let God speak to us. If this happens, we will die.”

Exodus 24:3

Moses told the people all the rules and commands from the Lord. Then all the people said, “We will obey all the commands that the Lord has spoken.”

Exodus 24:7

Moses read the scroll with the special Agreement written on it. Moses read the Agreement so all the people could hear him. And the people said, “We have heard {the laws that the Lord has given us}. And we agree to obey them.”

Isaiah 44:5

“One person will say, ‘I belong to the Lord.’ Another person will use the name ‘Jacob.’ Another person will sign his name ‘I am the Lord’s.’ And another person will use the name ‘Israel.’”

Deuteronomy 26:17

Today you have said that the Lord is your God. You have promised to live the way he wants. You promised to follow his teachings, and to obey his laws and commands. You said you will do everything he tells you to do.

Joshua 24:20

But you will leave the Lord and serve other gods. And the Lord will cause terrible things to happen to you. The Lord will destroy you. The Lord God has been good to you, but if you turn against him he will destroy you.”

Joshua 24:22

Then Joshua said, “Look around at yourselves and the people with you here. Do you all know and agree that you have chosen to serve the Lord? Are you all witnesses to this?”