The peopleservedthe LORDallthe daysof Joshua,and allthe daysof the elderswhosurvivedJoshua,whohad seenallthe greatworkof the LORDwhichHe had donefor Israel.
Jehoashdidrightin the sightof the LORDallhis daysin whichJehoiadathe priestinstructedhim.
Joashdidwhat was rightin the sightof the LORDallthe daysof Jehoiadathe priest.
So then,my beloved,justas you have alwaysobeyed,not as in my presenceonly,but nowmuchmorein my absence,workout your salvationwith fearand trembling;
Israelservedthe LORDallthe daysof Joshuaand allthe daysof the elderswhosurvivedJoshua,and had knownallthe deedsof the LORDwhichHe had donefor Israel.
Yetthey did not listento their judges,for they playedthe harlotafterothergodsand bowedthemselves downto them. They turnedasidequicklyfrom the wayin whichtheir fathershad walkedin obeyingthe commandmentsof the LORD;they didnot doas [their fathers].
When Joshuahad dismissedthe people,the sonsof Israelwenteachto his inheritanceto possessthe land.
Then Joshuathe sonof Nun,the servantof the LORD,diedat the ageof one hundredand ten.
