Israelservedthe LORDallthe daysof Joshuaand allthe daysof the elderswhosurvivedJoshua,and had knownallthe deedsof the LORDwhichHe had donefor Israel.
Now the valleyof Siddimwas full of tarpits;and the kingsof Sodomand Gomorrahfled,and they fellinto them. But those who survivedfledto the hillcountry.
Joashdidwhat was rightin the sightof the LORDallthe daysof Jehoiadathe priest.
Josiahremovedallthe abominationsfrom allthe landsbelonging to the sonsof Israel,and made allwho were presentin Israelto servethe LORDtheir God.Throughouthis lifetimethey did not turnfrom followingthe LORDGodof their fathers.
"I knowthat aftermy departuresavagewolveswill comein amongyou, not sparingthe flock;
"Knowthis daythat I [am] not [speaking] with your sonswhohave not knownand whohave not seenthe disciplineof the LORDyour God--His greatness,His mightyhandand His outstretchedarm,
but your own eyeshave seenallthe greatworkof the LORDwhichHe did.
"Their children,whohave not known,will hearand learnto fearthe LORDyour God,as longas you liveon the landwhichyou are about to crossthe Jordanto possess."
"For I knowthat aftermy deathyou will actcorruptlyand turnfrom the waywhichI have commandedyou; and evilwill befallyou in the latterdays,for you will dothat whichis evilin the sightof the LORD,provokingHim to angerwith the workof your hands."
So then,my beloved,justas you have alwaysobeyed,not as in my presenceonly,but nowmuchmorein my absence,workout your salvationwith fearand trembling;
Allthat generationalsowere gatheredto their fathers;and there aroseanothergenerationafterthem whodid not knowthe LORD,noryetthe workwhichHe had donefor Israel.
When Joshuahad dismissedthe people,the sonsof Israelwenteachto his inheritanceto possessthe land.
The peopleservedthe LORDallthe daysof Joshua,and allthe daysof the elderswhosurvivedJoshua,whohad seenallthe greatworkof the LORDwhichHe had donefor Israel.
