World English Bible

Joshua 24:23

“Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”

Verse in context — Joshua 24

The people said to Joshua, "No; but we will serve Yahweh.

Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen Yahweh yourselves, to serve him." They said, "We are witnesses.

Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

The people said to Joshua, "We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice.

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

Israel conquers and settles the Promised Land under Joshua’s leadership.