Joshua 24:23 - Easy To Read Version

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.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Then put away, said he, the foreign gods that are among you and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²³ “So now put aside the foreign gods that are among you. Focus your hearts on the LORD, the God of Israel.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ "Now therefore," he said, "take away strange gods from among yourselves, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you: and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

Joshua 24:23 Cross References

1 Kings 8:57

I pray that the Lord our God will be with us, just like he was with our ancestors. [117] I pray that the Lord will never leave us.

1 Kings 8:58

I pray that we will turn to him and follow him. Then we will obey all the laws, decisions, and commands that he gave our ancestors.

Psalm 119:36

Help me think about your Agreement {\cf2\super [590]} \par instead of how to get rich.\par

Psalm 141:4

Don’t let me want to do bad things.\par Stop me from joining bad people\par when they do wrong.\par Don’t let me share the things\par those bad people enjoy doing.\par

Psalm 81:10

I, the Lord, am your God.\par I brought you out of Egypt.\par Israel, open your mouth,\par and I will feed you.\par

Exodus 20:23

So you must not make idols using gold or silver to compete with me. You must not make these false gods.

Proverbs 2:2

Listen to wisdom, and try your best to understand.

Hosea 14:8

“Ephraim, {\cf2\super [150]} I will have nothing more\par to do with idols. {\cf2\super [151]} \par I am the One who answers your prayers.\par I am the One who watches over you. {\cf2\super [152]} \par I am like a fir tree that is always green.\par Your fruit comes from me.”\par

Joshua 24:14

Then Joshua said to the people, “Now you have heard the Lord’s words. So you must respect the Lord and truly serve him. Throw away the false gods that your ancestors worshiped. That was something that happened a long time ago on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Now you must serve only the Lord.