Joshua 24:23
King James Version (KJV)
Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
In context
21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
23 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
24 And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
Joshua 24:23 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
- WEB World English Bible
- “Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which [are] in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Now therefore put away (said he ) the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.