Joshua 24:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ “And now, put away the mighty ones of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart to יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

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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."

Joshua 24:23 Cross References

1 Kings 8:57

“יהוה  our Elohim is with us as He was with our fathers – He does not leave us nor forsake us –

1 Kings 8:58

to incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to guard His commands and His laws and His right- rulings, which He commanded our fathers.

Psalm 119:36

Incline my heart to Your witnesses, And not to own gain.

Psalm 141:4

Let not my heart be inclined to evil, To practise deeds of wrongness With men working wickedness, And let me not eat of their delicacies.

Psalm 81:10

“I am יהוה  your Elohim, Who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim; Open your mouth wide, and I fill it.

Exodus 20:23

‘You do not make besides Me mighty ones of silver, and you do not make mighty ones of gold for yourselves.

Proverbs 2:2

So that you make your ear attend to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding;

Hosea 14:8

“What more has Ephrayim to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after him. I am like a green cypress tree, your fruit comes from Me.”

Joshua 24:14

“And now, fear יהוה, serve Him in perfection and in truth, and put away the mighty ones which your fathers served beyond the River and in Mitsrayim, and serve יהוה!