King James Version (KJV)
Joshua 24:21
“And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.”
Verse in context — Joshua 24
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And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he [is] an holy God; he [is] a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
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If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
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And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
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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.
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Now therefore put away, [said he], the strange gods which [are] among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
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Israel conquers and settles the Promised Land under Joshua’s leadership.
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