13 (A)I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you have lived in them; you are eating of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’

“We Will Serve the Lord

14 “Now, therefore, [a](B)fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and [b]truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the [c]River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or (C)the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:14 Or reverence
  2. Joshua 24:14 Or faithfulness
  3. Joshua 24:14 I.e. Euphrates

13 So I gave you a land(A) on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’(B)

14 “Now fear the Lord(C) and serve him with all faithfulness.(D) Throw away the gods(E) your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt,(F) and serve the Lord. 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,(G) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,(H) we will serve the Lord.”(I)

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