Joshua 24:2 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

² Then Joshua spoke to all the people. He said, “I am telling you what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you: ‘A long time ago, your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River. I am talking about men like Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor. At that time they worshiped other gods.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt in olden times beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, and they served other gods.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

Common English Bible

² Then Joshua said to the entire people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates. They served other gods. Among them was Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And he spoke to the people in this way: "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Your fathers lived, in the beginning, across the river: Terah, the father of Abraham, and Nahor. And they served strange gods.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river: Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor. And they served strange gods.

Joshua 24:2 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 11:22

After Serug was 30 years old, his son Nahor was born.

Genesis 11:24

After Nahor was 29 years old, his son Terah was born.

Genesis 11:26

After Terah was 70 years old, his sons Abram, Nahor, and Haran were born.

Genesis 11:27

This is the history of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.

Genesis 31:19

While Laban was gone to cut the wool from his sheep, Rachel went into his house and stole the false gods that belonged to her father.

Genesis 31:30

I know that you want to go back to your home. That is why you left. But why did you steal the gods from my house?”

Genesis 31:32

But I did not steal your gods. If you find anyone here with me who has taken your gods, they will be killed. Your men will be my witnesses. You can look for anything that belongs to you. Take anything that is yours.” (Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen Laban’s gods.)

Genesis 31:53

May the God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their ancestors judge us guilty if we break this agreement.” Jacob’s father, Isaac, called God “Fear.” So Jacob used that name to make the promise.

Genesis 35:4

So the people gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had, and they gave him all the rings they were wearing in their ears. He buried everything under an oak tree near the town called Shechem.

1 Chronicles 1:27

and Abram. (Abram is also called Abraham.)

Isaiah 51:2

Abraham is your father, so look at him. Look at Sarah, who gave birth to you. Abraham was alone when I called him. Then I blessed him, and he began a great family with many descendants.”

Ezekiel 16:3

You must say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Look at your history. You were born in Canaan. Your father was an Amorite. Your mother was a Hittite.

Luke 3:34

Judah was the son of Jacob. Jacob was the son of Isaac. Isaac was the son of Abraham. Abraham was the son of Terah. Terah was the son of Nahor.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then there before the Lord your God you will say: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. He went down into Egypt and stayed there. When he went there, he had only a few people in his family. But in Egypt he became a great nation—a powerful nation with many people.

Joshua 24:15

“But maybe you don’t want to serve the Lord. You must choose for yourselves today. Today you must decide who you will serve. Will you serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River? Or will you serve the gods of the Amorites who lived in this land? You must choose for yourselves. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”